the tharu people in Nepal are an ethnic group indigenous to the terai,the southern foot feels of the Himalayas in Nepal.the tharu's are recognised as an official nationality by the government of Nepal
the majority of tharu live in Nepal where they constitute 13.5% of the total population or 3.6 million of Nepal's estimated 29.4 million population as of Nepal's estimated 29.4 million population as of July 2010 there are several endogenous sub groups of tharu.
- rana tharu in the kailali and kanchanpur districts of the far western Nepal terai,also in India in nainital,uttarakhand and kheri terai,uttar pradesh rana tharu claim rajput origin.
- kathoriya tharu mostly in kailali distric
- sonha tharu in surkhet district
- paschuhah tharu in rupamdehi,nawalparasi
- rautar tharu in rupandehi and kapilbastu district
- purbaha tharu in rupandehi and kapibastu district.
- chitwaniya tharu or aarkutwa tharu in central terai,sindhuli,chitwan and nawalparasi district.
- kochila tharu ineastern terai bara,parsa,rautahat,sarlahi,mahottari,saptari,sunsari,udaypur and in a small grups in jhapa and morang
- danuwar tharu in eastern terai udaypur,saptari and morang distric.
- lampuchhawa tharu in morang and jhapa distric a small groups of lampuchhawa tharu lives in eastern sunsari.
tharu cuisine
tharu food is primarily a fusion of ingenious tharu cooking with indian,ancient relationship shared culture and cooking method with each others.in the south Asian country almost they have same cooking method and ingredients.it represents south Asia with Indian recepe over the world.here I've tyred to present a glimpse of tharu food and it's importness in tharu people's daily life style.hot and spicy is another meaning of tharu food.tharu women's they used to prepare food for her family but it was in past,not important in present.base of tharu food is rice.using by rice so many dishes have been made by tharu people.different kind of vegetables,fishes,water snails are primary food of this community.occasion of different festival and married,various of food are serving and cooking by tharu people.lentils using for soup in this community from long time.cooking eating and serving method has effected with Hindu culture.
sidra,roti,bhuja, water snails,various lentils,and different vegetable are main dishes in this communty.non vegetable dishes are quiet famous in group of tharu people.most people in this community are farmer.they product everything in their farm for food.sometimes they hunted in jungle for meat product.
dairy product are not very famous in this society.they are not having it always in their life style.
some delicious food from tharu people
ghonghi(water snails) is very famous beet ween tharu people.it is found in the ponds,rivers,paddy fields and ditches.tharu and other indigenous people is used to eat.it is so easy to prepare and very delicious to eat.
people in this community they catch it alive from the water sources,and before they cook it.they leave all collected water snails for one night before cook it.
crab is another very famous and delicious food is in tharu community,they catch it especially in paddy field.
crab's chutney is very delicious and famous in the this community,they cook it as curry,as fried and as chutney.
especially in rainy season crab can find everywhere in paddy field.at that time tharu people catch it and prepare it in their kitchen.
meat and chicken are also very well known in this community,like other mangol indigenous people tharu people loves to have alcohol,they brew it in their home, especially in morang and chitwan district.daru(alcohol) prepared by tharu women in home.
lentils are cooking as soup in tharu people's kitchen,they farm it in their field after season of paddy.in all tharu people's kitchen for dinner and launch.they prepare rice,lentils and vegetables for complete the meal.
food in festival
1st day of bikram sambat(nepali new year) is time for joorsital festival in eastern tharu people. in 4 district of eastern terai(morang,sunsari,siraha and saptari) they celebrate this festival in hole mounth of baisakh.at this day in tharu people's home they cook taruwa(fried) foods in home for their family and guests.kachari,bari,dhogro are prepared by tharu women in home.
akharhi pawain is another festival is in this community.rice pudding is the main food for this day.after worshiping of tharu god in devata ghar.people can have rice pudding with other food.
chauthichan is another greatest festival in tharu community,this day tharu womens keep fasting for the moon god,they worshiping moon god to have peace and helth in family.
coconut,rice pudding,haluwa and different mithai's are main food for this day.meat and meat products are not allowed to have at this day.in the tharu people's home.
jitiya is very important festival in tharu community,by worshiping of god jitmahan.food is not important may they can have veg non-veg food at this day,but important is tharu womens keep fasting even without having water, for their family.
dasami is celebrating in tharu community after jitiya,it's bigest festival in nepal,everybody knows but in tharu community,it keeps differnt worshiping method of god.
in tharu festival they worshiping god to protect their family from the evil.like other nepali indegenious people tharu people are not having meat durring this festival.it's optional in tharu society.
sukharait (dipawali) is festival of lights,in community it celebrates total 5 days,all days they have different meaning to celebrate.after 3rd day of gobardhan puja tharu people can cook meat in their family.festival gives differnt reason to celebrate it,but foods are in this festival is very important.meat,bagiya,kachari,bari and different kinds of sweets are preparing durring this festival.
sidra,roti,bhuja, water snails,various lentils,and different vegetable are main dishes in this communty.non vegetable dishes are quiet famous in group of tharu people.most people in this community are farmer.they product everything in their farm for food.sometimes they hunted in jungle for meat product.
dairy product are not very famous in this society.they are not having it always in their life style.
some delicious food from tharu people
ghonghi(water snails) is very famous beet ween tharu people.it is found in the ponds,rivers,paddy fields and ditches.tharu and other indigenous people is used to eat.it is so easy to prepare and very delicious to eat.
people in this community they catch it alive from the water sources,and before they cook it.they leave all collected water snails for one night before cook it.
crab is another very famous and delicious food is in tharu community,they catch it especially in paddy field.
crab's chutney is very delicious and famous in the this community,they cook it as curry,as fried and as chutney.
especially in rainy season crab can find everywhere in paddy field.at that time tharu people catch it and prepare it in their kitchen.
meat and chicken are also very well known in this community,like other mangol indigenous people tharu people loves to have alcohol,they brew it in their home, especially in morang and chitwan district.daru(alcohol) prepared by tharu women in home.
lentils are cooking as soup in tharu people's kitchen,they farm it in their field after season of paddy.in all tharu people's kitchen for dinner and launch.they prepare rice,lentils and vegetables for complete the meal.
food in festival
1st day of bikram sambat(nepali new year) is time for joorsital festival in eastern tharu people. in 4 district of eastern terai(morang,sunsari,siraha and saptari) they celebrate this festival in hole mounth of baisakh.at this day in tharu people's home they cook taruwa(fried) foods in home for their family and guests.kachari,bari,dhogro are prepared by tharu women in home.
akharhi pawain is another festival is in this community.rice pudding is the main food for this day.after worshiping of tharu god in devata ghar.people can have rice pudding with other food.
chauthichan is another greatest festival in tharu community,this day tharu womens keep fasting for the moon god,they worshiping moon god to have peace and helth in family.
coconut,rice pudding,haluwa and different mithai's are main food for this day.meat and meat products are not allowed to have at this day.in the tharu people's home.
jitiya is very important festival in tharu community,by worshiping of god jitmahan.food is not important may they can have veg non-veg food at this day,but important is tharu womens keep fasting even without having water, for their family.
dasami is celebrating in tharu community after jitiya,it's bigest festival in nepal,everybody knows but in tharu community,it keeps differnt worshiping method of god.
in tharu festival they worshiping god to protect their family from the evil.like other nepali indegenious people tharu people are not having meat durring this festival.it's optional in tharu society.
sukharait (dipawali) is festival of lights,in community it celebrates total 5 days,all days they have different meaning to celebrate.after 3rd day of gobardhan puja tharu people can cook meat in their family.festival gives differnt reason to celebrate it,but foods are in this festival is very important.meat,bagiya,kachari,bari and different kinds of sweets are preparing durring this festival.
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