By Shreya Goswami
August 17, 2023
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Hariyali Teej is a festival celebrating the union of Lord Shiva and Parvati, and is celebrated across many states of India. In Bihar, these are some of the traditional dishes that are specially prepared for the occasion.
These rice flour, jaggery and dry fruits laddoos are flavoured with cardamom and made especially for Teej and Chhath.
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Also known as malpua, these sweet pancakes are made with a banana, wheat flour, sugar, cardamom and dry fruit batter.
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Made with a dough of wheat flour, jaggery and cardamom, thekua is a deep-fried dish made with beautiful moulds.
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Quite similar to gujiyas, pidukiya is made with a refined flour shell and a coconut, jaggery and dry fruits filling.
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Made with wheat flour dough stuffed with sattu, onions, chillies and spices, litti is a famous Bihari cuisine dish.
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A flour shell stuffed with khoya, dry fruits and cardamom is shaped into moons, deep fried and dipped in sugar syrup.
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This unique mithai from Bihar is made with pointed gourd cooked in syrup and stuffed with khoya, dry fruits, etc.
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