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Jharkhandi cuisine encompasses the
cuisine
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of the Indian
state
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of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
. Staple foods of Jharkhand are
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima
''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...
,
dal
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and
vegetables
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. Common meals often consist of vegetables that are cooked in various ways, such as curried, fried, roasted and boiled.
Many traditional dishes of Jharkhand may not be available at restaurants.
However, on a visit to a local village, one can get a chance to experience such exotic foods. Some
dish preparations may be mild with low oil and spice content, although
pickles
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and festive dishes may have such characteristics.
Foods and dishes
*
Malpua
Malpua, or sometimes shortened to pua, is an Indian sweet served as a dessert or a snack originating from the Indian subcontinent, popular in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
History
Barley was the most prolific grain eaten by the ''arya'' of the ...
: It is a dish in Jharkhand which is usually prepared during the
Holi
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festival.
*Arsa Roti: It is a sweet dish prepared during festivals. Rice flour and sugar or
jaggery
Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Africa. It is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can ...
are used in preparation.
*
Chhilka Roti: It is bread prepared by using rice flour and dal. It is served with chutney, vegetables and meat.
![Chilka Roti](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Chilka_Roti.jpg)
*
Dhooska
''Dhooska'' or ''Dhuska'' is a popular deep-fried snack eaten all over Jharkhand, India. The dish is one of the delicacy of Jharkhandi cuisine. The main ingredients in this savoury fried bread dish are powdered rice, powdered chana dal and sometim ...
: Also spelled , it is a common food in Jharkhand. They are deep fried rice flour pancakes that may be served with
gram
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Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure wate ...
curry
A curry is a dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine. In southern India, leaves from the curry tree may be included.
There are many varieties of curry. The choice of spices for each dish in tradit ...
and potatoes.
![Dhuska](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Dhuska.jpg)
*Aaru ki sabzi: It is made with a root vegetable found in Jharkhand only.
*Chakor Jhol: 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
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'') flowers.
*''Moonj Ada'':
It is a spicy dal, cooked over a low flame with a dash of lemon and chilli for flavour.
*Dumbu: Dumbu is a rice dessert.
*
Tilkut
Tilkut also known as tilkutam, gajak, tilpatti, is a sweet made in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand.
Tilkut is especially made and eaten during Sakraat or "Makar sankranti" festival. It is made of pounded 'til' or sesame seeds (''Sesamum ind ...
: Tilkut is a sweet prepared with pounded sesame-seed cookies made with jaggery batter or melted sugar.
*Meat salaan: It is a popular meat dish consisting of
lamb curry
Mutton curry (also referred to as kosha mangsho, lamb curry, or goat curry) is a dish that is prepared from goat meat (or sometimes lamb meat) and vegetables. The dish is found in different variations across all states, countries and regions of ...
and diced potatoes which is spiced with ''
garam masala
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''.
*Maduwa khassi: It is smoked skin intact mutton served with rice.
*Spicy chicken: It is yet another common meat dish.
*''Rohad Haku'':
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
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: ''Rugra'' ''or'' ''Puttu'' is a type of edible mushroom which grows during the monsoon season and is used for vegetable.
*
Bamboo shoot
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: Bamboo shoots are used as vegetables in Jharkhand.
*Red ant chutney: It is a dish made of mashed red ants and their eggs.
*Koinar Saag: The leaf of Koinar tree (''
Bauhinia variegata
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'') is used as a vegetable.
*Putkal (''Ficus geniculata'') ka saag: It is a sautéed leafy vegetable.
*
Pitha
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: Authentic Jharkhandi Dish made up of rice flour with Urad or Chana Dal.
Alcoholic beverages
*
Handia: Handia or Handi is a common rice beer in Jharkhand. People drink it during festivals and marriage feast.
*Mahua
daru
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The township is entirely located on an island that goes by the same name, which is loc ...
: It is an alcoholic beverage in Jharkhand which is prepared using the flowers of Mahua tree (
Madhuca longifolia
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).
Food security
The twenty-four
districts of Jharkhand
Jharkhand, a state of India, has twenty-four administrative districts.
Administration
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receive supplemental
food security
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supplies as per the
National Food Security Act, 2013
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of India.
In the past, food supplies were distributed to the districts in phases, which some have criticized as problematic.
In June 2015,
Ram Vilas Paswan
Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 19468 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Jansh ...
, 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.
In this manner, Paswan stated a preference for distributions to be completed in entirety by September 1, 2015.
References
Further reading
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External links
Jharkhand Food Mapsofindia.com.
Jharkhandi Cuisine Jharkhandobserver.com.
Traditional Jharkhand Foodpandareviewz.com.
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Culture of Jharkhand