Description
Khopra Thekua is the coconut-laden version of Bihar’s beloved Chhath thekua — wheat-flour dough worked through with desiccated coconut and finished with a scatter of flakes on top, so the kernel crisps and caramelises in the ghee.
The coconut does two things: it lends a gentle, nutty chew to the interior and a fragrance that lifts the jaggery sweetness without overpowering it. Whole-wheat atta is kneaded with gur, coconut, a little fennel and pure desi ghee, then hand-pressed in carved saanche moulds so the star relief survives even under the coconut topping before each disc is deep-fried to a deep amber.
Heritage. Thekua is the central prasad of Chhath Puja, the Sun festival observed across Bihar in Kartik and again in spring. The coconut variant is a regional household favourite — particularly where coconut already runs through the festive kitchen — and is prized for staying interesting bite after bite, the flakes giving texture the plain disc cannot.
It is a natural companion to chai and an honest road-trip snack: sturdy, sweet and slow to stale. Hand-made by women home-cooks in our partner village kitchens in Bihar. Net weight 400g. Store airtight, away from moisture. Shelf life 21 days from packing.
Ingredients: whole-wheat flour, jaggery, desiccated coconut, pure desi ghee, fennel. No preservatives, no palm oil, no artificial colour. The coconut is folded both into the dough and pressed onto the surface, so you taste it in every layer rather than only as a garnish. Each disc is hand-pressed in a wooden saanche, fried to order and packed by hand — the slight variation from piece to piece is the mark of a kitchen, not a factory.
From the makers
Vaishali Women’s Kitchen Collective — a group of home-cooks across Vaishali district who have hand-pressed thekua for Chhath in their own kitchens for generations. Every disc is shaped in a carved wooden saanche mould the way their mothers and grandmothers did. We pay each woman directly per batch — no middleman, no factory line. The recipe is hers; we just bring it to your door.
