“assam”

Assam Dinner

Baanhgajor Kukura

Chicken cooked with bamboo shoots in mustard oil — one of Assam's most beloved everyday dishes

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

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 Lunch

Baanhgajor Gahori

Pork slow-cooked with fermented bamboo shoots — the everyday Assamese pork classic

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Ou Tenga Maas

Fish curry with elephant apple — tangy and completely unique to Assam

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Patot Dia Maas

Fish marinated with mustard and steamed inside banana leaf parcel — delicate and aromatic

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Masor Khar

Fish cooked in khar alkaline solution — where Assam's two defining ingredients meet

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

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

Paro Maas Pigeon Curry

Pigeon curry with Assamese whole spices — served at all major celebrations

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium