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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

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

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

Assam Lunch

Assam Mustard Saag

Fresh mustard greens wilted in their own steam with garlic — the simplest Assamese winter green

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Banana Stem Curry

Banana stem cooked with mustard seeds and coconut — the probiotic fibre-rich Assamese vegetable

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Litti Chokha

Smoky wheat balls stuffed with spiced sattu served with fire-roasted vegetable mash —...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Dal Pitha Bihar

Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with spiced chana dal — Bihar's everyday comfort dumpling

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Breakfast

Sattu Stuffed Paratha

Flatbread stuffed with spiced roasted gram — the protein-packed Bihari breakfast on the go

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Aloo Chokha

Flame-roasted potato mash with mustard oil and raw onion — the most made Bihari side dish

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy