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Assam Snack

Xor Bhura Crispy Dried Fish

Crispy sun-dried fish fried with spices — the crunchy protein snack of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Assam Beverage

Assam Kadha Herbal Drink

Traditional Assamese herbal immunity decoction with multiple medicinal plants

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Mah Pitika Lentil Mash

Mashed cooked lentils with mustard oil and raw onion — the quick Assamese protein breakfast

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Zucchini Dal

Courgette cooked into lentils with Assamese tempering — weekday vegetable dal

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Mustard Paste Chicken

Chicken marinated in fresh mustard paste and cooked minimally — the pure Assamese...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Assam Black Dal Slow

Slow-cooked whole black urad with mustard oil and hing — the rustic protein lentil of Assam

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Kambu Laddu

Tamil Nadu sweet — Pearl millet laddu — iron-rich sweet.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Cane Shoot Assam Curry

Wild cane shoots cooked with mustard oil and green chilli — a uniquely Assamese forest...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Assam Lemon Rice

Rice tossed with lemon, mustard and curry leaves — Assam's refreshing summer rice

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Chhilka River Catfish

Catfish in thin Assamese spiced broth — the humble village fish curry of rural Assam

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Aloo Curry

Potato curry with mustard seeds and turmeric — the everyday vegetarian Assamese side dish

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Nimona Fresh Pea

Fresh green peas mashed into a curry — the spring harvest dish of Assamese farms

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy