Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Nisha Dubey
Bihar's cuisine is highly influenced by the weather of the state. Here are five deep-fried Bihari snack recipes you must try.
Chana Dal Samosa Mash-soaked split chickpeas in a spicy mixture of spices and herbs. Take a samosa wrapper, add filling to it, and fold in the shape of the samosa. Deep fry it and serve it with green and tamarind chutneys.
Aloo Bhujia Cut potatoes into lengthy pieces. Take a wok, add oil, cumin seeds, green chilies, chopped potatoes, and turmeric powder, and season it with salt. Add potatoes and cook for some time.
Litti Prepare dough of wheat flour with a spiced mixture of roasted gram flour. Now, make small balls of this dough and deep fry them.
Kachori Prepare wheat or maida dough and prepare a spiced dal mixture. Stuff these kachoris with this mix and deep fry until crispy and flaky.
Thekua It is a sweet dish and is often served with hot tea. Make dough with wheat flour, sugar or jaggery, and ghee. Now, take small portions from the dough and turn them into discs or oval shapes. Deep fry these discs until crispy.
Singhara Fritters Take water chestnut flour or singhara atta and make a thick paste by adding some water and spices. Now, deep fry fritters of this batter and serve with spicy and tangy green chutney.
Khaja Prepare a dough of maida and melted ghee in a bowl. Now, make a paste of some maida and ghee in another bowl. Make mall balls of the dough, take each, and roll it into a rectangular shape sheet. Roll another one similarly. Smear the prepared flour paste on one sheet and place another on top of it. Add another sheet and roll them in the shape of a log. Cut it into equal size and deep fry. Make sugar syrup with sugar, water, cardamom powder, black pepper, and cinnamon powders. Dip Khaja in this syrup before serving.