Bihar · Culinary Guide
Maithil
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
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Bihar · Culinary Guide
An authoritative guide to the city's essential dishes, notable restaurants, and definitive street food.
Dishes locals love — click any dish to explore where else it's popular across India.
Roasted gram flour stuffed flatbread, served with chokha. Available at local eateries, rupees 50-80.
Deep-fried sweet wheat cookies, often made during festivals. Available at sweet shops, rupees 10-20 per piece.
Sweet pudding made from fox nuts and milk. Available at specialty sweet shops, rupees 80-150 per bowl.
Steamed rice flour dumplings stuffed with spiced lentil paste. Available at street stalls, rupees 40-60 per plate.
Spiced curry made from dried yellow peas, often served with puri or bread. Available at street vendors, rupees 30-50 per plate.
Flattened rice with yogurt and jaggery, a common breakfast. Available at local dairies, rupees 40-70 per bowl.
Yogurt-based curry with fried gram flour dumplings. Available at local restaurants, rupees 100-180.
Spiced potato fritters, deep-fried. Available at street stalls, rupees 10-20 per piece.
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