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Jharkhandi cuisine is thecuisine of the Indianstate ofJharkhand. Staple foods arerice,dal,roti, andvegetables.^[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]

• Malpua: A dish usually prepared during theHoli festival.
• Arsa roti: A sweet dish prepared during festivals. Rice flour and sugar orjaggery are used in preparation.^[4]
• Chhilka roti: Bread prepared by using rice flour and dal. It is served with chutney, vegetables and meat.^[5][6]

• Dhooska ordhuska: Deep fried rice flour pancakes that may be served withgramcurry and potatoes.^[7]

• Aaru ki sabzi: Made with a root vegetable found in Jharkhand only.^[8]
• Chakor jhol:^[9] A wild edible leafy vegetable, cooked in red rice soup.
• Sanai ka phool ka bharta: A rural recipe made of Sanai (Crotalaria juncea) flowers.
• Moonj ada:^[10] A spicy dal, cooked over a low flame with a dash of lemon and chilli for flavour.
• Dumbu:^[11] A rice dessert.
• Tilkut: A sweet prepared with pounded sesame-seed cookies made with jaggery batter or melted sugar.^[7]
• Meat salaan: A popular meat dish consisting oflamb curry and diced potatoes which is spiced withgaram masala.^[2]
• Maduwa khassi: Smoked mutton with the skin intact and served with rice.^[8]
• Spicy chicken: A common meat dish.^[12]
• Rohad haku:^[10] Fish which are dried in the sun and then stir fried in oil with lemon and vinegar.
• Mushroom:Rugra^[13] orputtu is a type of edible mushroom which grows during the monsoon season and is used for vegetable.
• Bamboo shoots: Bamboo shoots are used as vegetables in Jharkhand.
• Red ant chutney: A dish of mashed red ants and their eggs.^[14]
• Koinar saag: Leaves of the koinar tree (Bauhinia variegata) are eaten as a vegetable.^[15]
• Putkal ka saag:^[16] a sautéed leafy vegetable.
• Pitha: Rice flour withurad orchana dal.^[17]

• Handia: Handia or Handi is a common rice beer in Jharkhand. People drink it during festivals and marriage feast.
• Mahuadaru: An alcoholic beverage in Jharkhand which is prepared using the flowers of the mahua tree (Madhuca longifolia).^[18]

The 24districts of Jharkhand receive supplementalfood security supplies as per theNational 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, theMinister 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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• Jharkhand Food. Mapsofindia.com.
• Jharkhandi CuisineArchived 2019-10-25 at theWayback Machine. Jharkhandobserver.com.
• Traditional Jharkhand Food pandareviewz.com.

• Jharkhandi cuisine
• Indian cuisine by state or union territory
• Culture of Jharkhand

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