For me comfort food is that which reminds me of my childhood common food,that my mother cooked for us. We were eating very simple food like alu pitika, mach pitika, daal and rice. Today also these type of food gives me immense pleasure. Hence I am sharing a simple Assamese comfort platter. My native is…
Category: Barak Valley recipies
Patisapta Cake
What is Patisapta Patishapta is a popular authentic Bengali dessert. Thin crepes made with refined flour, rice flour and semolina. Stuffed with a tasty grated coconut and milk filling. Winter in Bengal brings forth all manner festivities and the very special art of pitha making – rice-based sweets and savouries. There are over a hundred different types…
Akhni pulao
Eid Mubarak!! This year we observed Eid which I will never forget. An eid without friends and relatives, no eid hugs, no wondering. Hope this will be the one and only Eid for my entire life. Not really felt good to make so much eid delicacies. Just made this traditional akhni pulao for my family…
Murighonto (Fish head curry with lentil)
This is Bengal and Assam’s favourite dish Murighonto. Murighonto is the curry made of river fish head and lentils or rice. There are so many varieties of murigbonto. I am sharing today my style of making murighonto which I learnt from my mother.I used the head of rahu fish What is rahu fish The rohu…
Pui xaak with Masoor daal/ Malabar Spinach with red Lentil
What is malabar spinach Malabar spinach or Pui xaak(local name) is an Asian vine with leaves that has spinach-like greens. There are two varieties of this vine – green and purple. It is rich in vitamins A and C, iron and calcium. It also has antioxidant properties. It is low in calories by volume, but high in protein…
Handesh or Teler Pitha
What is Handesh or Teler Pitha This is a traditional sweet snack of Barak valley region and also of Assam. Pitha is a type of cake or bread from the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent. During any festival, handesh/teler pitha/ghila pitha,which is made of few very simple ingredients,is a must prepared snack . Freshly…
Hingair or Rice flour Coconut Nuggets
What is Hingair Hingair or rice flour -cononut nugget is a very old traditional snack prepared during winter in Barak valley. Winter is the harvesting season and in farmers house is filled with newly harvested rice . And they like to make various snacks and pithas out of different varieties of rice. Today I am…
Stuffed Mustard green(Lai xaak) parcels
About Lai xaak or Mustard greens Lai xaak (mustard greens) are one of the most popular greens in my native Barak valley and Assam in India.They are abandently grown during winter season. We call greens as xaak. These lai xaak are very tasty with little pungent in taste. Mustard green (Lai xaak) parcelsMustard greens parcel…
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