Minimalistic and delicious recipes to empower homecooks
This Assamese Style Cabbage Potato Fry recipe is the perfect example to prove that Indian recipes aren’t as complicated and as time consuming as they are widely believed. It takes less than 30 minutes to whip up this delicious, fresh, and wholesome vegan Indian dish. Just like all Assamese vegetable […]
Bhoger Khichuri or Bhog khichri is a traditional recipe, packed with flavours and a heavenly aroma that fills Bengali and Assamese houses around the time of Durga Puja and Saraswati Puja. Where in some houses Bhog Khichri is prepared with utmost love and dedication, with a personally curated recipe, it […]
Authentic Assamese dishes are my all-time favourite because they remind me of my roots and my home. Having a knick for experimenting with food and an undying love for home cooked meals, I do have my versions of several of my favourite authentic dishes; one of these dreamy experiments is […]
Some recipes have a special place in all our hearts. One look at it takes us home. And ghugni definitely makes it to the top of that list for me. For those who are not familiar, ghugni is a light curry made with yellow peas. It is wildly popular as […]
Have you ever tasted forbidden rice or black rice? When I did a poll on my Instagram recently, only 8% of the people said they have tried black rice in their lives. After seeing those results I just knew I had to add this family favourite of mine into the […]
Having grown up in Assam which is a land of rivers, eating fresh-water fish has been very regular for me since childhood. During the 90s, fish sellers used to come directly at out doorstep to deliver the “catch of the day.” If you were lucky enough, you could get the […]
Assamese fish curries are mostly light, watery but packed with flavor. Assamese cuisine pairs a lot of locally available greens and vegetables with their fish curry preparations. This Assamese fish curry with cauliflower and potatoes is very close to my heart. I have had this recipe an innumerable number of times […]
Try out this 30-minute yellow moong dal recipe and never go hungry again! I have been making this dal for years now, and it is a regular in my kitchen. Super simple and loved equally by all, this vegan dal is a crowd pleaser. Make this along with some rice […]
Oh, how I love simple recipes like these! I love eating and cooking fish. Having grown up in Assam, I grew up with an abundant consumption of freshwater fish. In any Assamese household, the absence of fish in a meal is a rarity. My culture hence has a huge influence […]
I hail from Assam, which is a state in the north-eastern part of India. Like every Indian state, Assamese cuisine is also vast and very unique. We rely on local produce and since we have a lot of rivers (the Brahmaputra being the main) and ponds, we consume a lot […]
