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[[File:India Jharkhand locator map.svg|thumb|Location map of the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]]]]

'''Jharkhandi cuisine''' encompasses the [[cuisine]] of the Indian state of [[Jharkhand]]. Staple food of Jharkhand are [[rice]], [[dal]], [[vegetable]] and [[tuber]]s. Common meals often consist of vegetables that are cooked in various ways, such as curried, fried, roasted and boiled.<ref name="Hughes Mookherjee Delacy 2001 p. 176"/> Traditional dishes of Jharkhand may not be available at restaurants.<ref name="Lal"/> However, on a visit to a local village, one can get a chance to taste such exotic foods. Some [[Dish (food)|dish]] preparations may be mild with a low oil and spice content, although [[Pickles in India and Pakistan|pickles]] and festive dishes may have such characteristics.
[[File:Rice plate Jharkhand.jpg|thumb|A Jharkhand Rice Plate]]

==Foods and dishes==
*'''[[Malpua]]:''' It is dish in Jharkhand which prepared in Holi festival.
*'''Arsa Roti:''' It is a sweet dish prepared during festivals. Rice flour and sugar or [[jaggery]] used in preparation.<ref>https://pandareviewz.com/jharkhand-food/</ref>
*'''[[Dhooska]]:''' A common food in Jharkhand is {{transl|hi|dhuska}}, which are deep fried rice flour pancakes that may be served with [[Gram flour|gram]] [[curry]] and potato.<ref name="Planet Singh Benanav Brown 2013 p. 1201"/>
*'''Aaru ki sabzi''' : Made with a root vegetable found in Jharkhand only<ref name="Jolly">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-taste-of-jharkhand/article8199101.ece|title=A taste of Jharkhand|last=Jolly|first=Saarth|date=2016-02-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*'''Chakor Jhol''':<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhoomika.com/chefofmonth/test-post/|title=Ecopreneur of the month|website=Bhoomika|language=EN|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> A wild edible leafy vegetable, cooked in red rice soup
*'''Sanai ka phool ka bharta - I'''t's a recipe from rural Jharkhand made of Sanai (Crotalaria juncea) flowers
*'''''Moonj Ada'''''<ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/palate-cold-to-tribal-cuisine-traditional-delicacies-from-state-still-low-on-mainstream-food-list/cid/1621170|title=Palate cold to tribal cuisine - Traditional delicacies from state still low on mainstream food list|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> '''''-''''' It is a spicy dal, cooked over a low flame with a dash of lemon and chilli for flavour.
*'''Dumbu'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/mistress-of-spices-princess-of-the-pitha/cid/1330552|title=Mistress of spices, princess of the pitha|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-22}}</ref> '''-''' A rice dessert

*'''[[Tilkut]]:''' It is a sweet prepared with "pounded sesame-seed cookies made with jaggery batter or melted sugar."<ref name="Planet Singh Benanav Brown 2013 p. 1201"/>
*'''[[Thekua]]:''' It is a sweet prepared with whole-meal flour, jaggery and [[ghee]],<ref name="Hughes Mookherjee Delacy 2001 p. 176"/> the latter of which is a type of [[clarified butter]]. It is prepared and consumed during the ''[[Chhath]]'' festival, which celebrates the [[Sun God]].<ref name="Hughes Mookherjee Delacy 2001 p. 176"/>
*'''[[Sattu]]:''' Sattu is a common dish prepared with roasted [[chickpea]] flour that is prepared in various manners.<ref name="Hughes Mookherjee Delacy 2001 p. 176"/>
*'''Meat salaan:''' A popular meat dish which consists of [[Mutton curry|lamb curry]] and diced potato that is spiced with ''[[garam masala]]''.<ref name="Hughes Mookherjee Delacy 2001 p. 176"/>
*'''Maduwa khassi :''' smoked skin intact mutton served with rice'''.''' <ref name="Jolly"/>
*'''Spicy chicken:''' It is another common meat dish.<ref name="Jharkhand official"/>
*'''''Rohad Haku'''''<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/> '''''-''''' It is a dish of fried fish. The fish is dried in the sun and then stir fried in oil. Lemon and vinegar are added to it to make it spicy'''.
*'''[[Edible mushroom|Mushroom]]:''' R''ugra''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/rugra-on-a-rain-high-mushroom-demand-shoots-up-in-holy-month-of-shravan/cid/400619|title=Rugra on a rain high - Mushroom demand shoots up in holy month of Shravan|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref> ''or'' ''Puttu'' is a type of edible mushroom grows during monsoon season which used for vegetable.
*'''[[Bamboo shoot]]:''' Bamboo shoots are used as vegetable in Jharkhand.
*'''Red ant chutney:''' It is dish made of mashed red ants and their eggs.<ref>https://www.inuth.com/lifestyle/food/ever-heard-of-the-fiery-red-ant-chutney-heres-how-it-is-made/</ref>

==Leaf-based dish==
*'''Koinar Saag:''' The leaf of Koinar tree (''[[Bauhinia variegata]]'') used as vegetable.<ref>https://indianvagabond.com/2016/04/15/tribal-food-of-chota-nagpur/</ref>
*'''Putkal ka saag'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/pan-india-tour-on-capital-s-buffet-table-tribal-cuisine-part-of-10-day-food-festival/cid/488409|title=Pan-India tour on capital's buffet table - Tribal cuisine part of 10-day food festival|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref> '''-''' Sautéed leafy vegetable

==Alcoholic beverage==
*'''[[Handia (drink)|Handia]]:''' Handia or Handi is common rice beer in Jharkhand. people drink it in festivals and marriage.
*'''Mahua [[Desi daru|daru]]:''' It is alcoholic beverage in Jharkhand which prepared using flower of Mahaua tree ([[Madhuca longifolia]]).<ref>http://www.jharkhandtourism.org/cuisines.html</ref>

==Food security==
The twenty-four [[List of districts of Jharkhand|districts of Jharkhand]] receive supplemental [[food security]] supplies as per the [[National Food Security Act, 2013]] of India.<ref name="Zee News 2015"/> In the past, food supplies were distributed to the districts in phases, which some have criticized as problematic.<ref name="Zee News 2015"/> In June 2015, [[Ram Vilas Paswan]], the [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] for the government of India stated a preference toward the Food Security Act to be implemented all at once, rather than in phases.<ref name="Zee News 2015"/> In this manner, Paswan stated a preference for distributions to be completed in entirety by September 1, 2015.<ref name="Zee News 2015"/>

==References==
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<ref name="Planet Singh Benanav Brown 2013 p. 1201">{{cite book | last=Planet | first=L. | last2=Singh | first2=S. | last3=Benanav | first3=M. | last4=Brown | first4=L. | last5=Elliott | first5=M. | last6=Harding | first6=P. | last7=Karafin | first7=A. | last8=Mahapatra | first8=A. | last9=Mayhew | first9=B. | last10=McCrohan | first10=D. | title=Lonely Planet India | publisher=Lonely Planet Publications | series=Travel Guide | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-74321-793-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oYryAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1201 | page=1201}}</ref>
<ref name="Hughes Mookherjee Delacy 2001 p. 176">{{cite book | last=Hughes | first=M. | last2=Mookherjee | first2=S. | last3=Delacy | first3=R. | title=India | publisher=Lonely Planet | series=Lonely planet: World food | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-86450-328-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWXGIQG5fMMC&pg=PA176 | page=176}}</ref>
<ref name="Jharkhand official">{{cite web | url=http://www.jharkhandtourism.in/artculture/cuisines.htm | title=Cuisines | publisher=Official website of the Tourism Department, Government of Jharkhand | access-date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Zee News 2015">{{cite web | author=Press Trust of India | author-link=Press Trust of India | title=Jharkhand asked not to implement Food Security Act in phases | website=[[Zee News]] | date=June 6, 2015 | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/jharkhand/jharkhand-asked-not-to-implement-food-security-act-in-phases_1608708.html | access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="Lal">{{cite web | author=Lal, Preeti Verma | title=Jharkhand's tribal food: Jungli restaurant offers a feast from the wild | website=[[The Economic Times]] | date=October 22, 2014 | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/jharkhands-tribal-food-jungli-restaurant-offers-a-feast-from-the-wild/articleshow/44934276.cms | access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web | title=Local flavour in global meet | author=Gupta, Amit | website=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] | date=October 16, 2007 | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071016/asp/jharkhand/story_8439651.asp | access-date=July 20, 2015}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mapsofindia.com/jharkhand/people-culture-festivals/food.html Jharkhand Food]. Mapsofindia.com.
*[http://www.jharkhandobserver.com/cuisine.php Jharkhandi Cuisine]. Jharkhandobserver.com.
*[https://pandareviewz.com/jharkhand-food Traditional Jharkhand Food] pandareviewz.com.

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