Nunor Bora ( bn, নুনর বড়া), also known as Nungora, Nunor Fita, Nuner Bora, Lobonor Fita, and Lobonor Bora is a savoury
rice flour snack
A snack is a small portion of food generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home.
Traditionally, snacks are p ...
made of
onions and
ginger
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. Usually,
turmeric is added, and gives the snack a golden appearance.
In
Bangladesh, it is also sometimes called Nuniya Pitha. It is a traditional and a popular
Pitha
Pithas are a variety of food similar to pancakes, dumplings or fritters, originating from the Indian subcontinent, common in Bangladesh and India. Pitha can be sweet or savoury, and usually made from a dough or batter, which is then steamed, fri ...
in
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
.
It is often eaten as a snack, with
tea, and is very popular at
Eid
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.
Ingredients
Onions, ginger,
salt, turmeric,
panch puran (optional), rice flour, ground
rice, chopped
(optional) and
water.
Method
Nunor Bora are made by adding
blended
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Blend
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onion, ginger, and
garlic
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to a large
saucepan of boiling water, alongside some salt and turmeric powder. Sometimes, ground panch puran is added to enhance the taste and aroma.
A combination of plain flour, rice
flour
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and/or ground rice is added to the saucepan, forming a spongy soft paste. When the paste is fully cooked, it is removed from the saucepan and left to cool.
The paste is mixed into a
dough, which is usually shaped into a ball. This ball of dough is flattened to make
bread
Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...
. The bread is cut up into smaller pieces, sometimes in a variety of different shapes. These pieces are either stored for later usage,
or deep friend in oil to make edible
rice cakes.
These are the Nunor Bora.
See also
*
Pitha
Pithas are a variety of food similar to pancakes, dumplings or fritters, originating from the Indian subcontinent, common in Bangladesh and India. Pitha can be sweet or savoury, and usually made from a dough or batter, which is then steamed, fri ...
*
Bangladeshi cuisine
References
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