Jharkhand Pitha

Steamed rice flour dumplings filled with a spiced paste of black urad dal, garlic, and dried chilli — the savory Jharkhand pitha tradition. The outer rice flour shell is smooth and slightly chewy from steaming; the dal filling is earthy and sharp. Eaten as a morning or evening snack with chilli chutney, the pitha is the Jharkhand equivalent of the South Indian idli.