These Bihari Mithai’s Soaked In Sugar Syrup Are A Must Try

Bihari cuisine is well-known for its decadent desserts, which are a staple of Bihari festivals and everyday life. Sweets made famous in Bihar showcase the state’s food craze and sweet tooth, which includes sweets made with nuts, daal, makhana, chashni, jaggery and more.

The sweets vary with the seasons and festivals, using the ingredients that are part of the regional celebrations and, at times the prasad.

Malpua

Malpua is a classic Indian dessert made like pancakes infused with cardamom and fennel. Malpuas differ from traditional Western pancakes by having a soft and delicate within and a crunchy outside layer. The batter is fried in ghee or oil until fully cooked.

Once done, the pancakes are covered with a sugary syrup. Nuts are commonly tossed on top, while malpuas are occasionally accompanied by rabri. Local versions may use items such as mashed banana, mango pulp, or coconut into the batter. The peculiar sour flavour of malpua is obtained from the addition of yoghurt or curd in the batter.

Dal Pitha

Traditional Bihari sweets also include dal pitha, which are dumplings filled with sweet or savoury contents and either steamed or fried in a batter made of rice flour. Chana dal is the main ingredient in the filling, which is often sweet. You can eat it fried, steamed, or boiled; the batter covers a healthy filling.

The lentil stuffing makes dal pitha unique, yet it is otherwise quite similar to pithas from Odisha and West Bengal. For more flavour, try it with chutneys. You can have it for breakfast, as a snack, or even with dinner. You can consume it as either savoury or sweet, since it hits the line considerably.