Masor Tenga
Tangy fish curry with tomato and lemon — the soul and signature dish of Assamese cuisine
Assam Recipes
100 delicious recipes
Khar Papaya
Raw papaya cooked in alkaline banana-ash khar solution — Assam's most unique and ancient dish
Aloo Pitika
Mashed boiled potato with mustard oil, raw onion and green chilli — the everyday...
Til Pitha
Rolled rice crepe stuffed with roasted sesame and jaggery — the most iconic Bihu sweet of Assam
Duck Curry Assam
Mustard oil duck curry with ash gourd — the most prestigious Assamese celebratory non-veg
Tekeli Pitha
Steamed rice cake cooked directly on a pot of boiling water — the traditional Bihu breakfast
Poita Bhat
Overnight fermented rice with mustard oil and raw onion — the probiotic cooling summer...
Jolpan Assamese Breakfast
Traditional Assamese breakfast spread of flattened rice, thick curd and jaggery —...
Baanhgajor Kukura
Chicken cooked with bamboo shoots in mustard oil — one of Assam's most beloved everyday dishes
Xaak Mixed Greens
Assorted seasonal greens stir-fried with mustard oil and garlic — the daily vegetable...
Payox Rice Kheer
Slow-cooked aromatic Joha rice pudding — the fragrant Bihu sweet of Assam
Baanhgajor Gahori
Pork slow-cooked with fermented bamboo shoots — the everyday Assamese pork classic