Assamese Cuisine Recipes

Thekera Tenga is a Sour curry from Assamese cuisine. Thekera is a fruit that is dried and used as a souring agent in Assamese dishes. Few pieces of thekera are soaked in warm water and are used in the dishes. However, lemon and tomatoes are also used as souring agents. The tenga ( sour curry) is usually served at the end of a meal. Usually fish is fried and used in the dish, but in this vegetarian version, I have roasted potato slices and added it to the tenga. Simple, rustic and delicious Thekera ...

Assamese Poita bhat is a very humble breakfast dish. It’s a healthy body coolant for summers with poita bhat with aloo pitika is so comforting! The slightly fermented rice has lot more health benefits.  It is believed that regular consumption of this kanji can ease you from your stomach ulcers, prevents you from dehydration during summers, and is also rich is vitamins (vitamin B12 in specific).  So next time you have leftover rice from your dinner, turn it into a soothing and comforting ...

Rice Dumplings or Pithas rules in the eastern states of India. The process is mostly steaming. Food prepared in steaming process with zero oil is considerably better in taste. You will be amazed to find the varieties of Pithas, an odiya family relish on a festive day. They are like Poda Pitha, Kakara Pitha, Monda Pitha and Chakuli Pitha. The festival of Bihu in Assam is more on celebrating the art of making Pithas. Til Pitha, Mohura Pitha, sunga pitha, takeli pitha where rice is being the main ingredient. Believe ...

Narikol Pitha Recipe are Assamese Sweetened Coconut Fried Pitha that is a North Eastern Delicacy. This recipe is prepared on festive occasions. Grated fresh coconut is mixed with sugar and caramelized, and then mixed with flour and milk, and deep fried to prepare this recipe. These Narikol Pitha make a great after school snack for your kids. If you are craving something sweet and deep fried especially on a cold winter or monsoon evening then this is a recipe that you must try.  Serve Narikol ...

Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe is Fish In Ginger Gravy which is an Assamese specialty, is a lightly spiced recipe traditionally. Since this dish is made with small fishes, the recipe is great and tastes light and creamy with bits of tender fish you can have in every bite. Assamese Saaru Maas Diya Adar Jhol Recipe can be served with Steamed Rice and any Salad of your choice for your weekday meal. You can also make Rava Fried Prawns as a side dish with this meal. If you like this recipe, try ...

Assamese Sesame Kaffir Lime Chicken Curry is a North Eastern way of cooking chicken in simple spices, with addition of sesame seeds. The addition of Kaffir lime leaves gives it a wonderful fragrance. Kaffir lime leaves are highly aromatic and are a great addition to spicy soups and curries. Serve Assamese Sesame Kaffir Lime Chicken Curry can be served alongside Jeera rice or plain steamed rice for a simple comforting meal.  Here are a few more Assamese delicacies that you ought to try Aloo ...

Handi Biryani Recipe With Chicken is a chicken variant of cooking Biryani amongst the Muslim community in North India . Here, meat and rice are cooked together with generous amount to ginger garlic paste, coarsely ground red chillies and more. In Assam, this recipe in popularly made with sticky jasmine rice and local country chicken or mutton that is locally available. This handi biryani is slow cooked over wood fire or charcoal in clay pottery. This Biryani recipe can be cooked in the month of ...

Assamese Fish Fried Rice is a typical rice preparation made in Assam and it no where resembles the Chinese fried rice recipe. This fried rice has Indian flavours and is absolutely delicious. Like any other fried rice, this recipe also has a couple of veggies in it along with spice rubbed and fried fish. In this preparation you can use any fish of your choice but make sure they are cut into small pieces.  Serve Assamese Fish Fried Rice on its own or pair it with a Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita ...

Assam Fish Curry or Aloo Bilahi Maas is a fish curry simmered in a potato and tomato curry. It is tangy and mild and definitely a delightful side dish for steamed rice. There are many varieties of fish curries in Assam itself and Aloo Bilahi Maas is the easiest of them all. It hardly takes 25 minutes to prepare this delicious curry. Serve Aloo Bilahi Maas along with Steamed Rice and Egg Shoap for your weekday dinner. To make the meal even better, serve Assamese Komolar Kheer as a dessert after your ...

Assamese Machor Tenga Anja Recipe is one of the most famous and favourite fish curry for the Assamese people. It is a traditional Assamese style of cooking their fish in a sour curry. Different natural souring agents are used for this recipe like elephant apple, kokam, tomato, lemon juice, olive etc along with vegetables like potatoes, yam, cauliflowers etc. Here, we have used Kokum in this recipe as a souring agent. This fish curry recipe with Kokum is a refreshing and healthy dish for summer days ...

अासामीस में बिलाही का मतलब टमाटर और टोक का मतलब खट्टा होता है. यह एक सरल चटनी है जिसे हर आसाम के घर में बनाया जाता है. इसमें फौरन मसाले का प्रयोग किया जाता है जो इसे तीखा स्वाद देता है. यह डिश बनाने ...

Egg Shoap recipe is a famous Assamese Appetizer. Deep fried cutlets made with boiled eggs and potatoes flavored with Indian spices is a great tea time snack option and even makes an amazing party snack recipe for kids. Serve Egg Shoap Recipe | Assamese Appetizer with roasted tomato sauce during evening. Here are a few more Assamese recipes that you could also try Chak-Hao Amubi Recipe (Black Rice Pudding) Masala Chai Kulfi Recipe Assamese Bilahir Tok Recipe Assamese Poita Bhat With Aloo ...

अासामिस फिश फ्राइड राइस एक स्वादिष्ट डिश है जिससे आसाम के हर घर में बनाया जाता है. इसमें भारतीय फ्लेवर है और खाने में बहुत स्वादिष्ट। आप इसमें अपनी पसंद की फिश का प्रयोग कर सकते है. इस डिश को आप अपनी पार्टीज में भी बना सकते है.  अासामिस फिश फ्राइड राइस को दही और कचुम्बर सलाद के साथ रात के खाने के लिए परोसे।  अगर आपको यह रेसिपी अच्छी लगी हो तो, आप यह भी बना सकते है  जीरा पुलाव  टमाटर पुलियोगरे पुदीना पुलाव  

Aloo Konir Dom is Assamese Egg and Potato Curry which is amazingly flavourful and also a bit spicy. Typically eaten with plain steamed rice and is an integral part of the daily meal. Usually the curry is made medium spicy but when served during special occasions, the curry look fiery red and hot.  Serve Aloo Konir Dom along with Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha, Boondi Raita and Kachumber Salad for a weekday lunch or dinner. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Egg recipes such as Egg ...

Assamese Narasingh Masor Jhol Recipe (Fish In Curry Leaves Gravy) is an authentic fish recipe from Assam in North East India. It consists of small whole river fishes or halved sardines or carps are cooked in a gravy made from curry leaves. Curry leaves is called as "Noro-singho" in Assamese. The fish curries in Assam do not use a lot of spices (unlike Bengali curries) and hence retains the natural flavour of the fish. Serve Assamese Narasingh Masor Jhol Recipe (Fish In Curry Leaves Gravy) along ...

This is a typical and very popular Assamese dessert that tastes different but enthralling. It is easy to make and is perfect to serve during special occasions or festivals.  Serve Assamese Komolar Kheer as a dessert after your light meal of Pav Bhaji or Dal Pakwan. If you like this recipe, you can also try other Kheer recipes such as Ganne Ke Ras Ki Kheer Recipe Apple Mawa Kheer Recipe Thandai Flavoured Rice Kheer Recipe

Sandah Guri Recipe is an Assamese Roasted Rice Flour Porridge recipe where well roasted rice is coarsely powdered and mixed in milk topped with ghee and dry fruits. It is a wholesome and nutritious instant porridge recipe that can be made anytime if you have stored roasted rice flour. The roasted rice flour can be stored up to a month in an airtight container. Have Sandah Guri Recipe with a glass of milk or almond flavoured milk for breakfast or as an evening snack. Here are few more porridge ...

Assamese Style Walking Catfish In Curry Leaf Gravy Recipe is a recipe prepared from Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus) (or Magur mach in Assamese) is known for its nutritional and medicinal value. This recipe is traditionally cooked with juice extracted from curry leaves that also makes it good for people suffering with weakness due to ill health generally, and people suffering from anemia. It can be given to kids for good health. Though is a bland, soup type curry but it tastes great because of ...

Assamese Style Ghila Pitha Recipe (Rice Fritters Recipe) is a wonderful snack or a dessert that is lightly sweetened with jaggery and flavored with cardamom made in rice batter. The addition of cardamom and lemon rind is a twist with our experimentation, to enhance the flavor of the dish. Serve the Ghila Pitha as a tea time snack or as a dessert after a good lunch. If you are looking for more Assamese Recipes here are some:  Aloo Konir Dom Recipe (Assamese Egg & Potato Curry) Sandah ...

‘Kordois’ is an Assamese snack that is made either sweet or savoury. This snack is made specially on Bihu Festival days. The Kordoi is shaped like a 'Star Fruit' using the all purpose flour and traditionally deep fried. But in this healthier version we have used multigrain flour, carrots and baked the kordois instead of deep frying them. Serve Assamese Baked Savoury Kordois as a tea time snack along with Masala Chai and Oats Rava Dhokla.  If you like this recipe, you can also try other ...

'Tenga' is a popular Assamese Sour Curry dish that is served as the last course in a traditional Assamese meal. Tomatoes, lime and  Thekera are usually used as the souring agents and this Assamese Boror Tenga Recipe is one of the types of tenga. Assamese cuisine is so vibrant and uses a lot of seasonal and locally available herbs and spices. Like the Bengali cuisine, the Pas Phoron (Panch Phoran , the five spices) are used for tempering the dishes. Whole spices  makes the dishes more flavourful. ...

Assamese Style Dil Pasand Recipe (Stuffed Sweet Puris) is a traditional sweet puri with rich and delicious filling of khoya-coconut-raisins from the Assamese cuisine is a special dish that can be included to your festival recipe collections or even for treating your guests during your party. A very delicious sweet which is hard to resist and I’m sure you can’t stop just at one. Perfectly puffed puris with just the right amount of stuffing makes every bite a crunchy-sweet-heaven. Try this Assamese ...

Bhendir Sorsori is a traditional Assamese vegetarian dish where Okra is cooked in mustard sauce. Either black or yellow mustard can be used in this recipe.This recipe is an ideal everyday meal option for okra lovers. Serve Assamese Bhendir Sorsori (Okra In Mustard Sauce) with tawa paratha, steamed rice & Garlic Dal Recipe to make a complete meal. If you like okra side dish, here are more recipes made from ladies finger Vendakka Stew Recipe (Kerala Style Okra Stew) Bharva Bhindi Recipe Shahi ...

Misa Maas Kordoi Tenga Recipe (Shrimp With Star Fruit Curry) is an Assamese seafood recipe. Fish cooked with Starfruit (kamrakh), kordoi in Assam. Any fish can used in this recipe I used Shrimp. Traditional recipe is very simple. Only few ingredients; hence I have also used crushed tomato and garlic for extra taste and a interesting twist. Starfruit goes well with shrimp, it is an exotic and exceptional fish delicacy of Assam. Serve Misa Maas Kordoi Tenga Recipe (Shrimp With Star Fruit Curry) hot ...