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| Alternative names | Bhujia |
|---|---|
| Course | Snack |
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| Main ingredients | Vigna aconitifolia, gram flour, groundnut oil |
| Variations | Sev |
Bikaneri bhujia, often simply called bhujia, is a crispy snack prepared by using vigna aconitifolia, gram flour and spices, originating from Bikaner, a city in the western state of Rajasthan in India. It is light yellow in colour. Bhujia has become not just a characteristic product of Bikaner, but also a generic name.[1]
Bikaneri bhujia is a cottage industry in Bikaner, Rajasthan, and provides employment to around 2.5 million people in villages of the region, especially women. Recently, it has faced competition from multinational companies like Pepsico as well as Indian snack companies, which have used the name bhujia.[2][3] After struggling with numerous copycats over the years, in September 2010, the Indian Patent Office confirmed the geographical indication rights and a patent was issued for the brand name Bikaneri bhujia to local manufacturers of Bikaner.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Camel country: Known for its sand dunes and bhujia, Bikaner". The Tribune. 18 January 2009.
- ^ "The whole world's bhujia". indiatogether.org. 26 July 2005. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "India: TNCs muscling into cottage industry sectors". TWN (Third World Network). 11 January 1996. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "A copyright for Bikaneri bhujia, Hyderbadi haleem". Indian Express. 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Registered Geographical Indications (GI)" (PDF). Geographical Indication Registry (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Patent shield soon from copycat GI Joes". Economic Times. 24 February 2007.