Litti Chokha

Bihar's defining dish — dense wheat dough balls packed with a filling of roasted sattu (gram flour), raw mango, garlic, carom seeds, and mustard oil, baked in wood-coal embers until charred and smoky, then broken open and dunked in ghee. Served alongside chokha — a smoky mash of roasted brinjal, tomato, and potato mixed with raw onion, garlic, green chilli, and mustard oil. A complete, self-contained meal.