“Tekuas remind people about Chhath festival at home.”

Tekua usually features designs inspired by nature, such as a leaf or flower.

If your festive binge mode is still on, treat yourself to a special Chhath dish – TekuaUnshelled wheat biscuits, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Because the city is alive Chhath festivalthose who are away from home miss the taste of homemade tekua. To fill this gap, they order tekuah from home cooks. “Jaise Chhat ki, popularity badh rahi hai, vaise tekua ki, popularity bhi badh rahi hai.
During Chhath, I receive orders from those who are bored. homemade tekua during this time. Tekuas remind people of Chhath festivals at home. Except Bihar And Jharkhand indigenous people, many regional food and sweet lovers order it as it is less sweet and is made with wheat flour, semolina, ghee and jaggery,” says Kirti Jha Mishra, a Delhi-based chef.
“Pecans, flax seeds and tequas are becoming popular.”
“Tekua is full of nutrients, now chefs and home cooks are preparing even healthier versions like Tekua with pecans and jaggery, flax seeds with Tekua made with bajra flour. I recently tried fusion tekua with halwa mousse at an event and it was an interesting twist,” says chef Nishant Choubey.
Jaya Mishra, a home cook who has been making them for five years, says, “Healthier versions of thekua are in demand and are made with jowar, bajra, amaranth and fennel.”