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Banana Flower with Pigeon Meat/Koldil Parohor Logot)

Koldil Parohor Logot /Banana Flower with Pigeon

This is a wonderful Assamese dish which combines the deliciously texture of the banana flower with Pigeon or chicken meat. Banana flowers are the buds of the banana plant, which are soaked and shredded for use in curries. 

Banana flower with squab

Koldil Parohor Logot
Banana Flower with Pigeon

1-2 banana flowers-cleaned,depending on the size
4 pigeons-cleaned(800 g of chicken/quail can be substituted)
2 large onions ,grated
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp pepper powder
2 bay leaf
1 dry chili
1 tsp ghee
4 tbs mustard oil/veg oil

1 tsp. of hot ghee

• When preparing the banana flower oil your hands and then proceed to remove the maroon outer leavers and remove the bunch of florets. 
• Repeat the process until you reach the white center.
• Separate each flower from the bunch and remove the stamen. 
• Chop the florets and center and soak them in water with salt and 1/2 tsp lemon juice (to prevent discoloration).
• Crush the chopped flowers with your hand,then rinse thoroughly and pat dry.
• Squeeze dry and keep aside.

• Heat oil .Add onion and fry till light golden.
• Add bay leaf, chili,ginger-garlic paste .Fry a minute .
• Then add ground pepper, cumin powder and turmeric mixed with a little water and fry till oil separates
• Add pigeon meat and salt and mix well to coat with the spices.
• Add the banana flower .
• Lower heat .Add a few tablespoon of water and cook till done.
• Before serving, pour 1 tsp. of hot ghee over the meat (optional)

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Pithas

In Assam the tradition of making cakes, locally known as pitha, is a popular activity during the Harvest festivals called Bihu. They are usually made from rice or wheat flour mixed with sugar,sesame seeds, jaggery, grated coconut etc. Pithas generally served with cup of tea .

Til Pitha

Til pitha

Ingredients :

2 cups Bora rice (sticky rice)

1/2 cup Black sesame seeds

1/2  cup Jaggery ,grated

• Wash and soak rice overnight.Strain the rice.
• Cover with a cloth and leave it in the strainer for 2 hours or until dry.
• Grind to coarse powder.Keep covered
• Lightly dry roast the sesame seeds, pound it slightly and keep aside .
• Grate the jaggery. Mix sesame seeds and the jaggery together.
• Heat a unseasoned tawa /girdle over medium flame
• Take a ladle of rice batter place it in the middle of the pan and spread to a small disc.(pic1)
• Place some jaggery and sesame mix in the center.(pic2)
• When the rice batter begins to firm,lift one of the edges and hand roll into a cylindrical shape.(pic3)
• Keep aside for a while on the side of griddle so that the pitha is crisp then remove from pan.(pic 4)
• The pitha should remain white. It can be stored for about a week.

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Jaapi-Assamese Headgear(art)

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Recipes

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Fish Recipes

1. Pepper Fish cooked in Banana leaves by Sharmin
2. Mustard Fish in Banana leaf by Sharmin
3. Sour Fish Curry with tomatoes (Tenga) by Sharmin
4. Fish Roe Fritters (Bor )by Sharmin
5. Fish (Hilsa) in Mustard Sauce by Sharmin
6. Fish cooked in curry leaf paste By Sharmin
7. Steamed Fish (pressure cooker) By Sharmin
8. Fish cooked in mustard paste by Atanu Prasad Sarma,
9. Steamed Fish (Hilsa) by Rakhi Phukan.
10. Hilsa in Mustard sauce by Chef Atul Lahkar
11. Fish (Pavbo) cooked in Mustard Sauce by Dhruba Tamuli.
12. Fish with bamboo by Rakhi Googoi
13. Fish Head with young taro stems by Aneesha C. Boiss
14. Fish head with lentils (Muri Ghanta) by Sharmin
15. Fish Head cooked lentils by Dhruba Tamuli.
16. Fish (Bamla) Chutney by Surajit Baruah
17. Fish with Taro leaves and Cherry tomatoes by Chef Atul Lahkar
18. Fish Head cooked with Bottle Gourd and Rice by Soyuz Sharma
19. Small fish and Bamboo Shoot (Khorisa) by Dhruba Tamuli
20. Small Fish cooked in Banana leaves by Soyuz Sharma
21. Fish (japani kawai) and Potato Curry by Sharmin
22. Fish with Ginger, Coriander and potato Curry by Chandan Kumar Das
23. Sour Fish Curry (Tenga) by Jonaki Barua
24. Fish with Elephant Apple (OuTenga) by Soyuz Sharma
25. Fish with Ridge Gourd (Tenga )by Sneha Lata
26. Fish (Chittol masor kolothi )in tomato gravy by Taanishi Inam
27. Prawn (misa maas) with potatoes by Aashish Das
28. Fish (Kuchia) in a Spicy Pepper Curry by Chandan Kumar Das
29. Fish curry with herbs (manimuni)by Devashis Bose
30. Fish curry with edible fern (dhekia) and cherry tomato by Devashis Bose
31. Fish curry with Garcinia Morella(thekera tenga) by Krishnajina Deka
32. Dry Fish (bamla)with Brinjal by Polly Borah
33. Fish (Kawoi) with sesame seeds by Binita Borah.
34. Fish head with mashed Brinjal by Madhusmita Kalita
35. Fish steamed with bamboo shoots by Priyanka Deoridutta
36. Fish eggs and Rice fry by Soyuz Sharma.
37. Fish and Spinach Curry by Sharmin
38. Fish with Spinach Curry by Soyuz Sharma
39. Fish and Spinach sour curry (tenga) by Dhruba Tamuli.
40. Fish(Kos Maas )with Potato and Tomato by Soyuz Sharma
41. Fish Curry with tender coconut water by Jacky Pasha Zaman
42. Fish in mustard paste cooked in Banana Leaf by Chandan Kumar Das
43. Boiled Fish with Dry Bamboo Shoot by Soyuz Sharma
44. Fish head cooked with rice (muri ghanta)by Hardeep Singh Matharu
45. Fish (pomfret) cooked in banana leaves by Fazlul Alam
46. Small fish fried with fermented bamboo shoot By Abinash Mazumdar
47. Fish curry with Potatoes and Brinjal by Debajyoti Bordoloi
48. Ridge gourd and Fish sour curry (tenga)by Sharmin
49. Fish entrails (petu) with Rice by Sharmin
50. Roasted and Mashed Brinjal With Fish(inspired recipe)by Sharmin
51. Fish and Herbs (Tenga Mora )Sour Curry by Sharmin
52. Fish(Hilsa )with bamboo shoots by Geeti Gogoi
53. Fish tempered with Five spice (pasphuron) by Sharmin
54. Hot and Sour Fish with Elephant apples by Atanu Prasad Sarma
55. Cabbage, Night-flowering Jasmine and dry prawn (Khar) by Polly Borah
56. Assamese Fish Fry by Sharmin
57. Fish curry with herbs (Bhedailota) and taro by Mou Bon
58. Fish innards(petu) and rice Khar By Sharmin
59. Fish Roe Fritters (bor)by Sharmin
60. Arii fish curry by Aman Kahlon
61. Ode to Fish Tenga(poem) by Kul Goswami Rahman
62. Fish in a Pepper Curry By Sharmin 
63. Fish in a white sesame sauce by Bitul Sarma Barua

Duck and Pigeon

1. Pigeon with sesame seeds by Sharmin
2. Banana Flower with Pigeon by Sharmin
3. Black Gram Lentils with Duck by Sharmin
4. Duck with Gourd Curry by Sharmin    
5. Fried Duck with Bamboo shoots By Sharmin
6. Roast Duck By Sharmin
7. Black Gram Lentils with Duck by Krishnajina Deka
8. Duck curry By Monalee Saharia,
9. Duck meat with Ash Gourd by Devasish Bora and Labhita Bora
10. Duck wrapped in Banana Leaves by Chef Atul Lahkar
11. Duck by  Aaisang Phukan Hazarika
12. Pigeon Curry by Kul Goswami Rahman
13. Duck with Bamboo shoots by Kul Goswami Rahman
14. Duck Curry with Ash Gourd by  El Biswajit
15. Duck Curry with Potatoes by by Kul Goswami Rahman

Meat and Poulty

1. Mutton Curry By Sharmin
2. Goat meat and Papaya curry By Sharmin
3. Mutton Curry by Siddhárth Házåriká
4. Simple Goat Curry by Debajit Borah
5. Chicken fry with jilmil haak by Priyanka Deoridutta,
6. Chicken with Bamboo Shoot by Priyanka Deoridutta
7. Chicken with mustard greens and bamboo by Sonny Rao
8. Chicken with black sesame seeds By Sharmin
9. Chicken with rice flour by Krishnajina Deka
10. Chicken/Meat with Mustard Green  by Sharmin
11. Chicken and Papaya Curry by Sharmin
12. Chicken with curry leaves by Mousmita Devi Borkoch
13. Chicken cooked in banana leaves by Sharmin
14. How to cook venison-Members discussion
15. Pork BBQ by Paul Chetia
16. Pork with Mustard Greens(Dry)  by Nilanjan Konwar
17. Smoked Pork with Colocasia stem by Sneha Lata
18. Pork with fermented bamboo shoot by Hardeep Singh Matharu
19. Bamuni Pork by Soyuz Sharma
20. Pork with bamboo shoot by Binita Borah
21. Pork with potatoes and bamboo shoot by Polly Borah
22. Pork Fried with rice powder by Ridip Borah

Eggs and Vegetables

1. Banana Flower with Potatoes by Sharmin
2. Banana stem (Posola)with Jackfruit seeds by Sharmin
3. Red Lentil Fritters(bor) by Sharmin
4. Spinach Khar by Sharmin
5. Batter fried Brinjal by Sharmin
6. Mashed jackfruit seeds(Pitika) by Sharmin
7. Lentil and jackfruit seed Khar by Sharmin.
8. Jackfruit seeds and Potato stir fry by Sharmin
9. Drumsticks with Mustard by Sharmin
10. Banana flower (bor )by Brahmananda Patiri.    
11. Khorisa Recipes-Members discussion
12. Red lentil dumplings in a sour Curry (Tenga) by Binita Borah.  
13. Brinjal and Duck egg Mash(pitika) by Binita Borah   
14. Mustard Green (lai xaak)Khar  by Binita Borah   
15. Fiddle-head fern(dhekia) with chickpeas by Binita Borah   
16. Stuffed teasle gourd by Binita Borah   
17. Stir fry neem leaves By Binita Borah
18. Green Jackfruit Curry by Monalee Saharia
19. Peppery Colocasia leaves by Devashis Bose
20. Colocasia leaves with cherry tomatoes by Devashis Bose
21. Chameleon plant (Mosondori)in Banana leaves by Devashis Bose
22. Mashed Garlic and Potatoes by Jacky Pasha
23. Star fruit & orange salad by Jumita Saikia Phukan
24. Tender raw jack fruit curry by Polly Borah
25. Rattan vine(bet gaz)with Lentils by Promit Hatikakoty ‎
26. Amaranthus Hybridus’s Stem (morisa xaak)Sorsori by Soyuz Sharma.
27. Oroxylum indicum flower(bhat-ghila) Khar by Soyuz Sharma
28. Scrambled eggs with Fermented Bamboo shoots(Khorisa)by Ridip Borah.
29. Tora gaaj by Ridip Borah.
30. Night jasmine (Sewali phulor) Khar By Mou Bon.
31. Mashed potatoes with black sesame by Paul Chetia
32. Pumpkin Flower Fritters by Sharmin
33. Lentils dumplings served in a tamarind broth (tenga)by Priyanka Deoridutta
34. Red Lentils with baby tomatoes by Sharmin
35. Fresh bamboo shoot with egg by Binita Borah
36. Banana flower cutlets by Sharmin
37. Banana flower fritters by Sharmin
38. Baby potatoes stirfry by Sharmin
39. Boiled greens(dorunxaak)  by Soyuz Sharma
40. Cauliflower and Peas Curry By Soyuz Sharma
41. Pumpkin and Banana flower stir-fry by Priyanka Deoridutta
42. Mustard green(Laii Xaakor )Khar by Abinash Mazumdar
43. Papaya Flowers fried with Egg by Soyuz Sharma
44. How to make Kol Khar (an alkaline filtrate)by Mou Bon
45. Posola (BANANA PITH) by Sharmin

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