Nunor Bora

Nunor Bora (Bengali: নুনর বড়া), also known as Nungora, Nunor Fita, Nuner Bora, Lobonor Fita, and Lobonor Bora is a savoury rice flour snack made of onion, ginger and turmeric that gives the snack its golden appearance.[1] It is also known as Nuniya Pitha in Bangladesh. It is a traditional and a popular Pitha in Sylhet.[2][3][4] It is eaten with tea as a snack and is very popular at Eid[5]

Nunor Bora

Alternative names	Nungora, Nunor Bora, Nunor Fita, Lobonor Fita and Lobonor Bora
Type	savoury
Course	Breakfast and light refreshment
Place of origin	Bangladesh
Region or state	Sylhet region
Main ingredients	onion, ginger, rice flour and turmeric
Cookbook: Nunor Bora

Ingredients

Onions, ginger, salt, turmeric, panch puran (optional), rice flour, ground rice, chopped coriander (optional) and water.[6]

Method

First, it is started by boiling water in a large saucepan. Then blended ingredients (onion, ginger, garlic) are added to the boiling water with some salt and turmeric powder.[7] Last ingredient is ground panch puran which adds a mouthwatering taste and aroma. But this ingredient is optional. A combination of plain flour, rice flour and/or ground rice is added to make a spongy soft paste by cooking. When the paste is fully cooked, they are taken out of the pan and allowed to cool.[8] To form a ball of dough it is mixed. Then taking a ball of dough, it is rolled to make bread.[9] Cutting the bread into pieces, the Nunor Bora is shaped. Frying them in deep fried oil, this rice cake is made.[1] Nunor Bora can be stored for a later usage without frying.[10]

See also

• Pitha
• Bangladeshi cuisine

References

1. "Sweet and Savoury Snacks Enjoyed in a Bengali Household". desiblitz.com. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
2. রেসিপি: সিলেটের নুনগড়া পিঠা. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
3. নুনগড়া পিঠা তৈরি করবেন যেভাবে. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
4. সিলেটে পিঠা উৎসব. Independent Television LTD (in Bengali). 1 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
5. "'হান্দেশ' ও 'নুনগড়া'র স্বাদে ঈদ আনন্দ". Samakal (in Bengali). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
6. "Nunor Bora". Afelia's Kitchen. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
7. সিলেটের ঐতিহ্যবাহী 'নুনগড়া পিঠা. www.odhikar.news (in Bengali). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
8. সিলেটের নুনের পিঠা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
9. "Homemade Recipe Collection". www.findglocal.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
10. সিলেটের জনপ্রিয় পিঠা 'নুনগড়া'. www.daily-bangladesh.com (in Bengali). 22 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.