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Pua Bihar

Deep-fried sweet wheat-and-banana pancakes sweetened with jaggery and scented with fennel and cardamom -- a Bihar festival treat for Chhath and Teej.

Time 25 min · Serves 6 · 240 kcal · Patna, Bihar

Ingredients

Garnish

Main

Method

  1. Mash the banana smooth in a large bowl.
  2. Dissolve the jaggery in a splash of water over low heat to make a syrup, then cool slightly.
  3. Whisk the Atta and a pinch of salt into the mashed banana, adding the jaggery syrup gradually to form a thick, pourable batter. Rest 10 minutes.
  4. Stir the Fennel Seeds into the batter.
  5. Heat the Ghee in a shallow pan for deep-frying over medium flame.
  6. Ladle small portions of the batter into the hot Ghee and fry, turning once, until puffed and golden-brown on both sides, 3-4 minutes each side.
  7. Drain on paper and repeat with the remaining batter.
  8. Crush the Cardamom lightly and scatter it over the hot pua, then serve warm.

Common questions

Pua Bihar ko English mein kya kehte hain?
पूआ बिहार ko English mein Pua Bihar likhte hain.
Ek plate Pua Bihar mein kitni calories hoti hain?
240 kcal per plate.
Kitna time lagta hai?
25 min lagta hai — 15 min taiyari, 10 min pakana.

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