Bihar Delicacies

Radish Leaf and Raw Tomato Chutney

Ever wondered what could be a power-packed indigenous home remedy for so many chronic ailments that are lifestyle related? Sometimes what we search vigorously in medicines and complicated curative practices are abundantly available around us in nature. Look around and you will get nature’s remedy aptly fitted into seasons when the ailments are most likely

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Sattu (fried gram flour) onion missi paratha

Servings: 4. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Rolling time: 2 minutes. Cooking time: 3 minutes each Total time: 15 minutes. The ruby red chilli i.e. Kuti lal-mirch (Chilies flex) is not only adds the taste, but it also a great health aid. According a research report from China, who use red chilli pepper in their food

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Anwala ka murabba (Gooseberry murabba)

Servings: 4-5 Soaking time: 2-3 days. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Boiling time: 5 minutes. Layering time: 1 day Cooking time: 15 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. Growing up in small town of Bihar at Barh; I remember grand-parents pricked the gooseberry and prepared ‘Gooseberry murabba’, and used to be busy for this work about 5-6

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Tender drum stick do pyaza

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 12-15 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. “Tender Drumstick Do Pyaza” What makes this version extra special is the use of fresh drumsticks harvested straight from my backyard. Where two flourishing moringa trees gift us with these nutrient-rich pods.  It is a flavorful and comforting Indian dish where

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Murauri (radish poori)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Making dough time: 5 minutes. Frying time: 10-12 minutes. Total time: 27 minutes. There is a saying that spicy food leads longer life; chilli is used to spice up food in most of Asian countries, Africa and Latin America and it entered the Indian cuisine in the 16th century

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