“mustard oil”

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Lemon Rice

Rice tossed with lemon and panch phoron — the refreshing summer rice of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Ngatok Fish Curry

Fermented fish curry of Arunachal river communities — pungent, layered and deeply flavoured

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Breakfast

Zan Millet Porridge

Stiff millet or maize porridge — the cornerstone carbohydrate of several Arunachali tribes

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Mango Pickle

Raw mango pickled in mustard oil with fenugreek — the essential Bihari summer preserve

⏱ 20 min prep

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Fiddlehead Fern Stir Fry

Young fiddlehead ferns stir-fried with garlic and mustard oil — the spring forest food...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Egg Curry

Hard-boiled eggs in mustard oil-based onion-tomato masala — the quick Bihari non-veg

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Parwal Sabzi

Pointed gourd in mustard-spice gravy — the everyday Bihari vegetable

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Aloo Tamatar

Potato in spiced tomato gravy — the default weekday Bihari sabzi

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Pork with Mountain Chilli Bamboo

Pork belly slow-cooked with bamboo shoots and local mountain chillies — the definitive...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Kachri Sabzi

Wild bitter kachri cooked with mustard oil and spices — the distinctive wild vegetable...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Garlic Chilli Paste Arunachal

Roasted garlic pounded with dried chilli and mustard oil — the essential condiment of...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dinner

Bihari Bhuna Gosht

Dry-fried mutton with spices — the intense Bihari bhuna preparation

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard