Tarua

Food dish of the Indian subcontinent

Tarua

Alternative names| Bajka, Bachka, Chakka
Place of origin| India and Nepal
Region or state| Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhesh and eastern Lumbini
Created by| People from Bhojpur, Mithila and Magadh regions
Main ingredients| vegetables, gram flour, rice flour

Tarua (also called Bajka, Bachka or Chakka)[1][2][3] is a dish of thinly sliced vegetables coated with rice batter and deep fried. It originates from the Mithila and Bhojpur[4] regions of India and Nepal. The dish is especially prominent in the Indian states of Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh,[5][6] and Jharkhand, as well as in Nepalese provinces of Madhesh and eastern Lumbini, where it is believed that it is impossible to welcome a guest without serving Tarua.[7][8]

## Preparation

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Tarua is made from cutting green vegetables and vegetable leafs into different shapes. They are dipped in a batter made from gram flour or rice flour with added black pepper, red chili powder and salt, which is later deep fried in oil.[9]

## Variations

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Tarua can be made from any green vegetable.[7] The most popular varieties of Tarua include Tilkor tarua,[10] made from Tilkor leaves, and Aloo tarua, made from potato. Other varieties of tarua include Bhindi tarua, made from okra, Kobi tarua, made from cauliflower, Baigan tarua, made from brinjal, Kadima/Kohda tarua, made from pumpkin, Lauka/Kaddu tarua, made from bottle gourd, Karaila tarua, made from bitter gourd, Ol tarua, made from elephant foot yam, Aurabi tarua, made from taro, Kumahar/Bhatua tarua, made from ash gourd, Khamharua tarua, made from Dioscorea satiea, Parora tarua, made from pointed gourd.[7]

## See also

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* Pakora
* Fritter

## References

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1. ^ Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad; Prasad, Ramakant; Upadhyay, Vijay S. (1979). Changing Dietary Patterns and Habits: A Socio-cultural Study of Bihar. Concept Publishing Company.
2. ^ "Bajka or Tarua: Fritters from Bihar". A mind of my own. 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
3. ^ "Unexplored Bihari foods that deserve more appreciation". The Times of India. 2021-11-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
4. ^ Ojhā, Satyadeva (2006). भोजपुरी कहावतें: एक सांस्कृतिक अध्ययन (in Hindi). Vaṇī Prakāśana. ISBN 978-81-8143-562-0.
5. ^ Balasubramaniam, Chitra (2020-01-09). "Sangeeta Khanna's book of pakodas". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
6. ^ "मौसम हरियाला व्यंजन हरा-भरा". Jansatta (in Hindi). 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
7. ^ a b c "मिथिला का तरूआ तो तरूआ है, पकौड़ा नहीं है". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
8. ^ "मिथिलांचल में वैदिक रीति से होता अतिथि सत्कार" [Hospitality in Mithila]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
9. ^ Lal, -Rajeev Ranjan. "मिथिला के तरुआ" [Tarua of Mithila] (in Maithili). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
10. ^ "Maithil Cuisine". Cook With Tutu. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2020-05-22.

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