Vegetarian · “umami”

Manipur Lunch

Manipur Chagem Pomba Fermented Soybean Leaf Herb Mash Meitei

Hawai jaang (fermented soybean) mashed with boiled seasonal vegetables and flavoured...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Nagaland Snack

Nagaland Akhuni Chutney Fermented Soybean Paste Condiment

Axone (akhuni) mashed with roasted green chilli and garlic into a pungent, intensely...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 8 min cook

Easy

Tripura Lunch

Tripura Wak Chuwak Fermented Soybean Vegetable Stir Fry Tripuri

Seasonal vegetables stir-fried with Tripuri fermented soybean paste — an everyday...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 12 min cook

Easy

Meghalaya Lunch

Meghalaya Tungrymbai Dal Fermented Soybean Khasi Simple Style

Tungrymbai — fermented soybean — cooked simply with ginger and green chilli as a daily...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Meghalaya Lunch

Meghalaya Jadoh Vegetarian Rice Mushroom Khasi

The vegetarian version of jadoh — rice cooked with local mushrooms and aromatic herbs...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Pehak Fermented Soybean

Fermented soybean paste — the umami condiment at the heart of Arunachali cooking

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Anishi Colocasia Cake

Fermented and dried colocasia leaf cakes — used as a powerful umami flavouring in...

⏱ 1440 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Sinki Radish Soup

Fermented turnip radish soup — sharply sour, umami-rich and unique to mountain Arunachal

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Assam Lunch

Mah Korai Axoni Dal

Fermented soybean with lentils — Assamese fermented dish with deep umami character

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium