Bihar Delicacies

Aaloo (potato) Samosa

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Boiling time: 10 minutes. Cooking stuffing time: 12 minutes. preparation dough and folding samosa time: 20 minutes Frying time: 10-15 minutes each batch. Total time: 62 minutes. The samosa did not originate in India; its roots go back to the Middle East and Central Asia. It was a small,

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Laal saag/ red amaranth (Stir fried red spinach)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Frying time: 5-6 minutes. Cooking time: 10-15 minutes. Total time: 27  minutes. Almost in all state of India people cooks this “Laal saag/ red amaranth (Stir fried red spinach)” in their own way. It is one of my favorite vegetable since my childhood days; I was especially fascinated by

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Mung (green gram) ka bharta/chokha

Servings: 4 Preparation time:3 minutes. Roasting time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. serving time: 2 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. It’s an effort to retain our traditional country side recipe from Bihar, which is now vanishing. “Mung (green gram) ka bharta/chokha” is especially cooked in summer, when there is scarcity of green vegetables. “Mung

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Tender drumstick and potato ki sabji (Semi dry)

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 6-7 minutes. Frying time: 13 minutes. Cooking time: 5 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. “Tender drumstick and potato ki sabji (Semi dry)” is a simple yet flavorful semi-dry preparation often cooked in Bihari households. This dish beautifully combines the soft, starchy goodness of potatoes with the unique taste and aroma of

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Baigan/brinjal chana ki sukhi sabji (Dry sabji of egg plant and Bengal gram)

Servings: 4 Soaking time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 5 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Total time: 25 minutes. Toss up the healthy “Baigan/brinjal chana ki sukhi sabji (Dry sabji of egg plant and Bengal gram)” serve with ghee Phulka and Curd. Baigan Chana ki Sukhi Sabji is a protein-rich dry preparation that beautifully blends the

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