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Assam Lunch

Paneer Khar Assam

Paneer cooked in khar alkaline solution — the vegetarian khar of Assamese Hindu households

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Assam Snack

Dahi Pitha Rice Yogurt Cake

Soft rice cakes soaked in sweetened yogurt — a cooling Assamese summer snack

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Assam Veg Biryani

Fragrant vegetable biryani with Assamese mustard oil base — fragrant and distinct

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Bhaga Tenga Fermented Rice

Fermented rice water curry — the probiotic zero-waste sour curry unique to Assam

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Lunch

Fish Roe Curry Assam

Fish roe cooked with mustard and turmeric — the prized bonus ingredient in Assamese...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Snack

Rohu Fish Fry Assam

Crispy pan-fried Rohu fish marinated in turmeric and mustard — the essential Assamese...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Assam Dessert

Assam Rasgolla

Soft spongy cottage cheese balls in light sugar syrup — Bengali-Assamese shared sweet

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Hard

Assam Dinner

Sunga Chicken Assam

Chicken marinated and cooked inside bamboo tube — Assam's tribal bamboo cooking technique

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Assam Dinner

Assam Tea Smoked Duck

Tea-smoked duck — a premium fusion of Assam's two most famous products: tea and duck

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 90 min cook

Hard

Assam Lunch

Assam Style Egg Curry

Hard-boiled eggs in light Assamese onion-tomato mustard oil gravy — quick everyday non-veg

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Assam Dinner

Mutton Curry Assam

Slow-cooked mustard oil mutton — the Assamese Sunday feast

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 70 min cook

Hard

Assam Dinner

Assam Prawn Curry

Freshwater prawns in light Assamese mustard gravy — river blessing on a plate

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy