Cuisine & Must Try Dishes

Must-Try Sweets

Thekua

• Deep-fried whole wheat sweet made with jaggery or sugar; offered during Chhath Puja.

Tilkut

• Winter delicacy from Gaya — sesame seed sweet discs made with jaggery or sugar.

Khaja (Silao Khaja)

• Layered, crispy sweet from Nalanda; GI-tagged.

Anarsa

• Rice flour and jaggery sweet, deep fried, coated with sesame seeds.

Balushahi

• Flaky, sugar-syrup-coated sweet.

Makhana Kheer

• Fox nut pudding — light and creamy, often served during fasts.