Bhojpuri cuisine is a style of food preparation common amongst the Bhojpuri people of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Bhojpuri foods are mostly mild and are less hot in terms of spices used, but could be hotter and spicier according to individual preference. Bhojpuri people enjoy eating both vegetable and meat dishes. Breads Various kinds of breads are consumed in Bhojpuri cuisine. Roti or chapati is prepared almost every day and eaten in all three meals of the day. Millet breads are also cooked occasionally, depending upon the season. Paranthas (also called paravaathas in western districts of Bhojpur region) are prepared for breakfast. Paranthas are usually stuffed with vegetables, chhena, dal or sattu. Sometimes, layered paranthas with spices like ajwain are also prepared. Occasionally, deep-fried breads like puri, luchi, suhari and kachori are also prepared. Puas (sweet pancakes) are also commonly cooked in monsoon season or on religious occasions. Some special breads exclusive to the region: Makuni / berhai: Puffed wheat bread which is stuffed with sattu and spices and cooked by frying. Litti: Litti is a hard, unleavened wheat bread which is eaten along with chokha. It is of different kinds. Phutehri is a kind of litti which is stuffed with sattu and spices. Gojha / pangojha / bhakosa: Dal-stuffed bread which is either steamed or fried. The dough can be made using wheat flour or rice flour or semolina. Dohathi/panhathi: It is a soft, thin and double-layered roti. Chautha: A thin batter spread over a skillet/tava like a dosa or cheela. Dahirvari: These are fermented sweet fritters, usually made in bulk to be given to married daughters. Flour is mixed with jaggery water and is left to ferment. After fermentation, the batter is beaten and balls of it are fried in ghee. Mahuari: Mahua-flavoured bread. Dhuska is made by frying a batter of rice and lentil flour and served with aloo ghugni/chhole and eaten for breakfast. Thekua: considered a dessert or a biscuit-like snack, usually prepared during Chhath Puja. On special occasions, breads like tandoori roti, stuffed naan, and rumali roti are also prepared. Rice dishes Rice is one of the staple foods of the Bhojpur region. Plain-boiled rice is eaten almost everyday with lentil soups, bean gravies and curries. Apart from this, other rice dishes commonly cooked include: Noon Jaauri: Rice cooked with salt and spices. Vegetables (green peas, carrot, cauliflower, tubers), chhena, dal badis (lentil balls)