Nunor Bora

Nungora

Alternative names	Nuner Bora, Nuner Pitha, Loboner Pitha and Loboner Bora
Type	savoury
Course	Breakfast and light refreshment
Place of origin	Bangladesh & India
Region or state	Sylhet Division and Barak Valley
Main ingredients	onion, ginger, rice flour and turmeric
Cookbook: Nungora   Media: Nungora

Nungora (Bengali: নুনগড়া), also known as Nuner Pitha, Nuner Bora, Loboner Pitha, and Loboner Bora is a savoury rice flour snack made of onions and ginger. Usually, turmeric is added, and gives the snack a golden appearance. It is a traditional and a popular Pitha in the Sylhet Division and Barak Valley. It is often eaten as a snack, with tea, and is very popular at Eid.

Ingredients

Onions, ginger, salt, turmeric, panch puran (optional), rice flour, ground rice, chopped coriander (optional) and water.

Method

Nunor Bora and Handesh

Nunor Bora are made by adding blended onion, ginger, and garlic to a large saucepan of boiling water, alongside some salt and turmeric powder. Sometimes, ground panch puran is added to enhance the taste and aroma.

A combination of plain flour, rice flour and/or ground rice is added to the saucepan, forming a spongy soft paste. When the paste is fully cooked, it is removed from the saucepan and left to cool. The paste is mixed into a dough, which is usually shaped into a ball. This ball of dough is flattened to make bread. The bread is cut up into smaller pieces, sometimes in a variety of different shapes. These pieces are either stored for later usage, or deep friend in oil to make edible rice cakes. These are the Nunor Bora.

See also

• Pitha
• Bangladeshi cuisine