Food of Bihar

Food of Bihar

The state of Bihar is land of many delicious and delectable cuisines. Though mainly dominated by upper and middle class Brahmins people of Bihar are generally vegetarians in their eating habits. However there are some group who also like to eat meat and fish. Dal, bhat, tarkari and chokha are their chief and much loved food. Chuda, dahi, chinni and anchar are another popular food they relish in the region of Mithila. Paddy being staple food of Bihar, it has innumerable rice based cuisine to offer like khichri, kheer, chawal ki roti , pua etc.

Foods in Bihar are always served with sweet and appetizing sweets like peda, gulab jamun, khaja, thakua, rasgulla and so many to name. Another famous food stuff of the region is litti and choka. This litti is prepared with the powder of chana famously known as sattu, lemon, garlic, chilly, onion and many tasteful spices. Litti is first stuffed with sattu and then roasted on coal. It is then served with paste of boiled potato and brinjal called chokha. Bihar is also famous for non-vegetarian foods such as Bihari kabab, nargis kufte, saljam ghost etc reflecting multi cultural Bihari culture of both Hundis and Islam. Roll Bihari as typical Bihari non-vegirarian cuisine very popular in the region of New York, U.S.A.