Litti is another main-course dish that forms a part of Bihari cuisine. It is nothing, but wheat flour cake that has been salted and baked. Litti is filled with sattu (fried gram flour)

In context of the traditional food of Bihar, dalpuri is the first name that comes to mind. It is basically a type of bread, made of salted wheat flour, which is filled with boiled-crushed

Baingan-ka-Bharta, though not a traditional Bihari dish, can be commonly found in the Bhojpuri speaking belt of North-Western Bihar. It basically comprises of baked Brinjal, treated with spices.

Perukia, for which Chhapra town of Bihar is famous, is a cake-like preparation. It is prepared by mixing sooji (semolina) or khoa with sugar and wrapping the mixture in thin-leaves made from a mix of maida, water and ghee. The resultant sweet is then deep fried in ghee and served.

Gaya is not only famous for its association with Lord Buddha. It is also known as the place with Tilkut and Anarsa as its specialty. While Tilkut is made from with white sesame seeds (til) and sugar, Anarsa comprises of a combination of rice flour, white sesame seeds and sugar.

If you happen to visit Bihar anytime in the future, make sure to taste the luscious malpuas that form a specialty of the state. A malpua is prepared from a combination of maida, milk, banana, grated coconut, cashew nut, raisin, sugar, water and green cardamom, fried in ghee.

When the talk is about Bihari cuisine, how can one forget the laddoo of Maner. Laddoo is the name given to a sweet-ball made that is made from gram-flour, sugar and ghee. Though you will find laddoos in every sweet shop of Bihar, the ones made in Maner, about 30 km west of Patna, are the best.

Silao village, situated about 15 km from Biharsarif and 8 km from Rajgir, is known for its ancient tradition of khaja making. A sweetmeat prepared with maida (wheat-flour), sugar and ghee, it is available in many varieties - Chandshahi, Round, Palvidar and Gandhi Topa. Amongst these, the one with rectangular shape is the most popular.

Shakarpara and Thekua are the sweets made from maida (wheat floor) and sugar. They are prepared only on special occasions, by straining the combination of maida and sugar in ghee. Thekua, also known as Khajoor or Khajur, is a popular homemade dessert from Bihar and Jharkhand.

If you have come to Bihar and not tasted Kheer-Makhana, then your trip is as good as incomplete. It is a sweet dish prepared with milk, sugar and makhana, considered to be a specialty of the Darbhanga region of north Bihar.

Runi-Saidpur, which falls on the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi route, is the town that is famous for its Balushahi. The sweet comprises of a specially treated combination of maida (wheat floor) and sugar, which is cooked with ghee.

Sonpapdi is a sweet for which the entire state of Bihar is popular. Still, it forms a specialty of the towns of Buxar and Munger. Sonpapdi is prepared by combining sugar, gram-flour and ghee.