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Chura ka bhuja

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Flattened rice fried in mustard oil with peanuts, onion and green chilli, a quick evening snack.

Region: BiharOccasion: Evening snack; travel foodTime: 15 minServes: 3Vegan

Ingredients

  • 2 cups thick chura (flattened rice)
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • ¼ cup peanuts
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies, chopped
  • ½ tsp turmeric (optional)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp chopped coriander

Method

  1. Heat mustard oil in a kadai and fry the peanuts until crisp. Remove.
  2. Add the dry chura to the same oil and fry on low heat, stirring, until crisp. Add turmeric and salt.
  3. Take off the heat and mix in the peanuts, onion and green chillies.
  4. Add lemon juice and coriander and serve at once with tea.

History

Bhuja (roasted or fried grains) is an old snack of the Gangetic plains, sold by bhuja-wallahs in markets and at railway stations.

Significance

Chura ka bhuja is a cheap, filling snack eaten with evening tea across Bihar.

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