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Mithila Makhana (botanical name: Euryale ferox Salisb. ) is a special variety of aquatic fox nut (Euryale ferox) cultivated in Mithila region of Bihar state in India and in Nepal . In Mithila, Makhana is also termed as Makhan.
[13] [page needed] In India, more than 96,000 hectares of Bihar, where it is called Mithila Makhana, were set aside for cultivation of Euryale in 1990–1991. [14] Bihar produces 90% of the world's fox nuts. [12] In the northern and western parts of India, Euryale ferox seeds are often roasted or fried, which causes them to pop like popcorn. [15]
Kosi division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India. Saharsa is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2022), the division consists of Saharsa district , Madhepura district , and Supaul district .
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Bihar produces 90% of the world's makhana (Euryale ferox) seeds, also known as fox nuts. It is the largest producer of these seeds in the world. ... At current prices ...
Pages in category "Flora of Bihar" ... Mithila Makhana This page was last edited on 2 June 2020, at 17:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Tughlaq had attacked and taken control of Bihar, and from the end of the Tughlaq Dynasty until the establishment of the Mughal Empire in 1526, there was anarchy and chaos in the region. Akbar (reigned from 1556 to 1605) realised that taxes from Mithila could only be collected if there was a king who could ensure peace there. The Brahmins were ...
Saharsa is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar, India. Saharsa city is the administrative headquarters of this district. Saharsa district is a part of the Kosi Division and it became a district on 1 April 1954 and has subsequently become smaller with other districts being carved from it, most notably Madhepura in 1981.