Why am I writing about “Bura”? Most Indians know about it. It is finely grained sugar and generally eaten with rice and ghee. As far as I know everyone knows about “Bura”. It’s the most famous desert for common Indian people especially in Uttar Pradesh.
I love it with Chawal (Rice) and Dahi (Yogurt) and whenever I don’t feel like eating those stupid yuck vegetables “Bura” saves my day!! It is used with other Indian dishes like Panjeere (Made in winters), pickles and many more.
Bura is made grained sugar and it is just carbohydrates. It is very cheap and cost only few Rupees for a kilo. We eat it everyday but no one talk about it. Couple of months back a friend (aahhmm aahhmm) of mine asked me what is Bura? I was shocked to hear that. We had a brief and quiet altercation as my friend refused to accept that people in Uttar Pradesh know about bura. It took me a while to convince my friend that it is one of the most common thing found in Indian kitchens.
But it raised an important question in my mind that there are still many people in this country, especially living in the cities, who don’t know about the food of the common people.
