So the second with B. There are lots
of finger licking Regional Dishes with B.
Bati Chokha as termed in UP , is originally called Litti Bharta and has its origin from Bihar. This is perhaps most famous and I would discuss more under L.
Bise Bele Bhaat is a spicy, rice-based, lentil mixed meal from Karnataka is another worth a mention.
Biryani is another world famous delicacy and has different flavours from different parts of India. Moradabadi Biryani would be different from Hyderabadi and so on.
Bajre ki Khichri is yet another light luncheon which is healthy and is from Haryana.
But here I will talk about Bhutte ka Kees - A tea time snack from MP.
It is easy to cook and a famous street
food in Indore.
The dish is basically a coarse paste
of corn (Bhutta) , cooked with ginger, green chillies and
common spices as per taste. Many videos &
recipe are available on the net that would make the cooking easy. Just for
recap , here goes the recipe:
Ingedients:
Corn : 1 cup / Full
corn -3
Milk - 1 cup
Garnish / Herbs : Coriander
leaves, Green Chilli , Grated fresh Coconut & Lemon Juice
Spices : Turmeric
Powder, Asafoetida, cumin
and mustard seeds
Oil for frying,
Salt & Sugar
Recipe :
Grate the corn from the full corn and
add some milk and make paste. ( Alternatively sweet corn can be used by
pressure cooking and making a coarse paste in mixer with some
milk).
Heat ghee in a wok, add asafoetida,
cumin seeds and mustard seeds and let them crackle. Add grated or
finely chopped ginger & green chillies. Add turmeric powder, and salt and
stir for a minute on medium flame, Add the paste of corn. and Cook
for a few minutes stirring continuously . Add red chilli powder towards
the end saute. Add a cup of milk and a tsp of sugar. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes .
Remove from flame and add lemon juice
and garnish with coriander leaves and grated fresh coconut. Serve hot.
Enjoy with Tea.
Aditya Sinha
02.04.2020
