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Culinary traditions of Jharkhand, India
Location map of the Indian state of
Jharkhand
Jharkhandi cuisine is the
cuisine of the Indian
state of
Jharkhand . Staple foods are
rice ,
dal and
vegetables .
[1] Common meals often consist of vegetables that are cooked in various ways, such as curried, fried, roasted and boiled.
[2] Many traditional dishes of Jharkhand may not be available at restaurants.
[3]
A Jharkhandi rice plate
Foods and dishes
Malpua : It is a dish in Jharkhand which is usually prepared during the
Holi festival.
Arsa Roti : It is a sweet dish prepared during festivals. Rice flour and sugar or
jaggery are used in preparation.
[4]
Chhilka Roti : It is bread prepared by using rice flour and dal. It is served with chutney, vegetables and meat.
[5]
[6]
Chhilka Roti
Dhooska : Also spelled dhuska , it is a common food in Jharkhand. They are deep fried rice flour pancakes that may be served with
gram
curry and potatoes.
[7]
A platter of Dhuska
Aaru ki sabzi : It is made with a root vegetable found in Jharkhand only.
[8]
Chakor Jhol :
[9] It is a wild edible leafy vegetable, cooked in red rice soup.
Sanai ka phool ka bharta : It is a recipe from rural Jharkhand made of Sanai (
Crotalaria juncea ) flowers.
Moonj Ada :
[10] It is a spicy dal, cooked over a low flame with a dash of lemon and chilli for flavour.
Dumbu :
[11] Dumbu is a rice dessert.
Tilkut : Tilkut is a sweet prepared with pounded sesame-seed cookies made with jaggery batter or melted sugar.
[7]
Meat salaan : It is a popular meat dish consisting of
lamb curry and diced potatoes which is spiced with
garam masala .
[2]
Maduwa khassi : It is smoked skin intact mutton served with rice.
[8]
Spicy chicken : It is yet another common meat dish.
[12]
Rohad Haku :
[10] It is a dish of fried fish. The fish is dried in the sun and then stir fried in oil. Lemon and vinegar are added to spice it up.
Mushroom : Rugra
[13] or Puttu is a type of edible mushroom which grows during the monsoon season and is used for vegetable.
Bamboo shoot : Bamboo shoots are used as vegetables in Jharkhand.
Red ant chutney : It is a dish made of mashed red ants and their eggs.
[14]
Koinar Saag : The leaf of Koinar tree (
Bauhinia variegata ) is used as a vegetable.
[15]
Putkal (Ficus geniculata ) ka saag :
[16] It is a sautéed leafy vegetable.
Pitha : Authentic Jharkhandi Dish made up of rice flour with Urad or Chana Dal.
[17]
Alcoholic beverages
Handia : Handia or Handi is a common rice beer in Jharkhand. People drink it during festivals and marriage feast.
Mahua
daru : It is an alcoholic beverage in Jharkhand which is prepared using the flowers of Mahua tree (
Madhuca longifolia ).
[18]
Food security
The twenty-four
districts of Jharkhand receive supplemental
food security supplies as per the
National Food Security Act, 2013 of India.
[19] In the past, food supplies were distributed to the districts in phases, which some have criticized as problematic.
[19] In June 2015,
Ram Vilas Paswan , the
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for the government of India stated a preference toward the Food Security Act to be implemented all at once, rather than in phases.
[19] In this manner, Paswan stated a preference for distributions to be completed in entirety by September 1, 2015.
[19]
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