Bori (food)
Purba Medinipur, West Bengal | |
Associated cuisine | India |
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Main ingredients | Cowpea, Dal, Poppy seed and various type of Spices |
Variations | Gohona Bori |
Bori (
Recipe
The paste is laid out by hand on a mat in the sunlight. It sticks to the mat while wet but when the bori dries completely it can easily come off. In its simplest form bori takes the conical shape naturally occurring due to the way the paste is laid out.[2]
Intricate artistic designs can also made with the paste when squeezed out through a piping bag. This is called naksha bori. It is also called Consumption
Bori can be fried and eaten as a snack or can be added to fish or vegetable dishes to enhance taste and to add variety.
See also
References
- ^ "How British greed spurred the creation of one of Bengal's most loved dishes". The Indian Express. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ IANS (2016-07-31). "IIT Kharagpur facilitating filing of GI application for 'Goyna Bori'". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ISBN 978-1107042810.
- ISBN 9788193189238.