Meal patterns of Tripura

How many meals are taken in a day?**

Three meals are taken in a day.

List the meals with their names & timing.**

i) Breakfast - 8 AM to 8:30 AM

ii) Lunch - 1:30 PM to 2 PM

iii) Dinner - 10:30 PM to 11 PM

Is there a fixed time for eating snacks with tea/coffee/milk? Yes/No.
Yes
If yes, when are such meals taken? Mid-morning/Mid afternoon/Evening tea/Bedtime.

Give a day's typical menu using this chart

Meal	Menu	Ingredients used	Description of dish & cooking method
Breakfast	Doodh Moori	i) Puffed rice ii) Milk iii) Sugar	At first we made the puffed rice & milk preparation. Then sugar is added to preparation. And this preparation is called Doodh Moori
	Laru	i) Roasted rice powder ii) coconut iii) Puffed rice iv) Khoa	At first preparation of roaster rice powder roasted till seeds coconut, puffed rice, khoa are made. Then all ingredients are mixed together & laru preparation is complete
Lunch	Bhat	i) Rice ii) Water	Bhat is a boiled preparation of rice
	Dal	i) Dal ii) Water iii) Salt iv) Red chilli v) Cooking oil vi) Turmeric powder	At first washing of dal is done. And then add salt & enough water to cook the dal. And then heat & boil dal & after boiling little oil is poured & heat with red chilli & in this cooked dal is mixed.
	Bhaja (Ladies finger)	i) Ladies finger ii) Salt iii) Cooking oil iv) Turmeric powder	At first wash the ladies finger by water then cut them into small pieces, after that deep frying oil with chilli & turmeric powder.
	Macher Jhol	i) Fish ii) Salt iii) Turmeric powder iv) Chillies v) Ginger vi) Onion vii) Cooking oil viii) Water ix) Vegetable	A curry preparation made with cutted fish. The fish is marinated with salt & turmeric & deep fried. In 2nd step, vegetables are cooked in oil along with chillies, ginger, salt & turmeric powder. Vegetables are cooked, fried pieces are put into it & water is added & the dish is prepared by boiling.
Dinner	Baingan ka bharta	i) Brinjals ii) Onion iii) Green chilli iv) Salt v) Raw mustard oil	At first we take around 150 gm brinjal & make 3-4 slices. Then put the onion, green chilli, salt, mustard oil & mixed well. Bharta is ready.
	Tok (Mango)	i) Mangoes ii) Water iii) Oil iv) Salt v) Turmeric powder vi)Sugar	Tok refers to chutney. The mangoes are boiled in water along with oil, salt, sugar, turmeric powder till the gravy thickness.