What is dhuska served with?

Classically with ghugni (chana curry) or a spicy aloo curry.

It's a fried rice-lentil bread — softer inside than a vada, and free-formed rather than shaped.

Dhuska

Name: Dhuska
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Rice, soaked; 0.75 cup Chana dal and urad dal, soaked; 1 tbsp Ginger, garlic, green chilli; 1 tbsp Turmeric and salt; 2 cups Anveshan Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil

A deep-fried rice-and-lentil savoury from Jharkhand-Bihar, crisp outside and soft inside, fried in Anveshan Wood-Pressed Groundnut Oil.

Time breakdown

Prep Time20 min

Cook Time25 min

Total Time45 min

Ingredients

Rice, soaked
Chana dal and urad dal, soaked
Ginger, garlic, green chilli
Turmeric and salt
💡 You can also use Mustard Oil / Sunflower Oil / Coconut Oil / Black Sesame Oil / Olive Oil as per your preference.

How to Make Dhuska

1
Grind the soaked rice and dals with ginger, garlic and chilli to a thick, smooth batter; add turmeric and salt.
2
Rest the batter 30 minutes.
3
Heat the Anveshan Groundnut Oil to medium-high.

Tips for the Best Dhuska

✓Keep the batter thick so the dhuska puff instead of spreading thin.
✓Serve immediately — dhuska is best hot and crisp.

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