Pholar
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Pholar is an ancient and widely consumed dish in Bangladesh and India. Etymologically, phal (fruit) and ahar (food), or fruit-mixed food, is called phalahar, whose colloquial form is pholar. In common usage, pholar refers to a vegetarian meal that excludes rice. In pholar, vegetarian items generally include luchi, flattened rice, yogurt, sweets, and fruits. Originally, pholar referred to a fine variety of flattened rice and murki, served with yogurt, sugar, kheer (condensed milk), and ripe fruits such as mango, jackfruit, and banana, on festive occasions. Followers of Maha Shivaratri, Janmashtami and similar festivals prepare pholar.
Pholar is an ancient and widely consumed dish in Bangladesh and India. Etymologically, phal (fruit) and ahar (food), or fruit-mixed food, is called phalahar, whose colloquial form is pholar. In common usage, pholar refers to a vegetarian meal that excludes rice. In pholar, vegetarian items generally include luchi, flattened rice, yogurt, sweets, and fruits. Originally, pholar referred to a fine variety of flattened rice and murki, served with yogurt, sugar, kheer (condensed milk), and ripe fruits such as mango, jackfruit, and banana, on festive occasions. Followers of Maha Shivaratri, Janmashtami and similar festivals prepare pholar.
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