Jharkhandi cuisine is not just about food — it’s about the ecological, cultural, religious and social diversity the state has witnessed through ages. Shaped and polished by generations of communities, the food habits of this tribal dominated state reflect the impact of different cultures and regimes — be it the waves of Buddhism and Jainism, the Mughal rule, the reign of Hindu emperors of Bengal or the legendary Santhals, Asurs and other tribes — inhabiting the ‘Land of Forests’.
Jharkhandis swear by their culinary love for rice, which forms the main ingredient in most of the signature dishes such as Pittha (rice cake), Dhuska (deep fried thick rice cake), Khichdi, Golhatti (rice mildly fried in ghee with fenugreek seeds), papri or chilka roti (thin rice flour chapati),dal pittha (finger-sized rice cake stuffed with pulses), machli bhat (rice and fishcurry), maas bhat (rice and mutton curry), Kera-dudhauri (milk, rice, ghee and jaggery),among others.
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Dhuska with Bilati Chutney |
Cooked with mashed rice and pulses, and served with either aaloo dum or mutton curry, Dhuska is perhaps the most famous dish of Jharkhand.Some of the snacks that can be found in every Jharkhandi home are Singhara (a type of samosa), aaloo chop (similar to batata vada of Maharashtra), baiganee chop (marinated brinjal slices fried in mustard oil), and barra (thick gram dough mixed in grated onions and green chillies).
The influence of the mighty Mughals is quite evident in the culinary palette of Jharkhand, with the non-vegetarian dishes usually prepared in classic and robust Mughlai style.
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Ingredients
- Soak the rice and chana dal overnight or for minimum 5 to 4 hours. Drain the water and then grind this into fine batter by adding ¼ Cup of water. Since the rice and dal are soaked well, it takes less water to grind them.
- Transfer the ground batter to another vessel, add salt and mix well. The batter can be thick like a dosa batter or thin like a rawa dosa batter. I personally prefer a little thin batter so it makes a bit crispy roti.
- Add another ¼ Cup of water to thin the batter a bit.Heat a tawa at medium high heat.I used a cast iron pan, so i add a little oil to the pan, wipe it off with a kitchen towel.
- Take half a laddle of batter, pour it on the hot griddle in concentric circles. or you can even pour it on the pan and use the laddle and spread it to make a circle.
- Cook it for ½ minute and then flip onto other side, cover and wait for another 20 seconds until some golden brown spots hits both the sides.
- Take it off the pan, serve it hot with chana dal chutney.
Chana Dal Chutney
Ingredients
- Roast the chana dal by adding a ¼ teaspoon of oil in a pan, when it turns golden brown, take if off the flame, let it cool.
- In a spice grinder or small mixer grinder jar, take the cooled off the chana dal, coconut, green chili, and salt, add little water, grind into fine paste. Transfer this chutney into a serving bowl.
- Now heat teaspoon of oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaves and red chillies.Pour this sizzling tempering over the chutney .
- Heat the oil in a pan. Add the paas puran, whole red chilli and bay leaf.
- When the seeds start to pop, add the onion and saute till translucent. Next add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Mix well, cover and cook (stirring occasionally) till the tomatoes are mushy.
- Add the jaggery and stir till it is dissolved and it thickens. Take it off the heat. Serve as a condiment with rice, khichdi and even with rotis and other flatbreads.
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Unknown
delicious roti and chutney... beautiful combo!!!
Priya Suresh
Dunno which chutney to chose,both looks fingerlicking.. Love that lacey roti, i dont mind finishing some rite now.
The Pumpkin Farm
amazing treat to eyes...loved your recipe choices
Akila
Very tempting..
Varada's Kitchen
The roti and the two chutneys make a very mouth watering meal. The pictures are very good.
vaishali sabnani
The dhuska and chutney are tempting..love the vibrant chutney..
Unknown
very informative. enjoyed reading about jharkand cuisine.. chilka roti looks great
Gayathri Kumar
Delicious spread. Loving all the dishes...
Nalini's Kitchen
Nice write up and info..delicious looking spread..chilka roti sounds very inviting.
Srivalli
The chutneys are looking sinful Priya..and great job on the chikha rotis...
Archana
Awesome chutneys. and chilkhas. Can you just parcel some over?
Harini R
The roti and the chutneys are a great combo, Priya.
Saraswathi Ganeshan
This looks divine! So much delicious dishes!!
Pavani
Chilka roti looks Lacey and delicious. Both the chutneys sound yummy.
MySpicyKitchen
Everything looks delicious but the bilati chutney wins hands down! The red color is so tempting. Chilkha roti looks very nice with a thin lace like pattern.
Suma Gandlur
Chilka rotis have turned out lacy like rava dosas almost.