Assam · Vegetarian

Assam Breakfast

Jolpan Assamese Breakfast

Traditional Assamese breakfast spread of flattened rice, thick curd and jaggery —...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Xaak Mixed Greens

Assorted seasonal greens stir-fried with mustard oil and garlic — the daily vegetable...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Dessert

Payox Rice Kheer

Slow-cooked aromatic Joha rice pudding — the fragrant Bihu sweet of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Doi Chira

Flattened rice with curd and jaggery — the iconic Assamese Bihu cooling breakfast

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Bhoot Jolokia Chutney

Ghost pepper chutney — Assam's fearsome native chilli ground into a condiment

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Mati Dail

Whole black gram cooked in mustard oil — the protein backbone of Assamese meals

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Dhekia Xaak

Fiddlehead fern stir-fried with mustard oil — the most prized vegetable in all of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Rongalao Kumura

Yellow pumpkin curry with poppy seeds — a classic Assamese vegetarian preparation

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Xoru Xori Vermicelli

Fine rice vermicelli cooked in sweetened milk — a delicate Assamese sweet snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Dessert

Black Rice Kheer Assam

Forbidden black rice slow-cooked in coconut milk — a rare and beautiful Assamese dessert

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Kosu Xaak

Colocasia leaves stir-fried with mustard oil — an everyday Assamese vegetable with earthy depth

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Bora Saul Sticky Rice Assam

Steamed glutinous sticky rice — the everyday morning staple of Assamese plains communities

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy