Scientific name—Houttuynia cordata Mosundori or Fish Mint or Heartleaf, may not be a familiar name to many. Urbanization and city culture have made us oblivious of our rich traditional knowledge revolving around plants and herbs with medicinal properties, and which kept our forefathers in their robust health and mind. One particular herb that was a […]
Category: Assamese traditional chutneys and salads
Assamese traditional chutneys and salads
Raw mango and pudina or mint leaves chutney
Ingredients: Mint leaves—2 bunch Garlic—8 cloves Ginger—1 small piece Raw mango—half King chilli—a piece Salt—to taste Sugar—less than half tea spoon Method: Wash the mint leaves. Put all the ingredients in the grinding jar or use the traditional grindstone for grinding all the ingredients to a fine paste. Serve this healthy and tasty green chutney […]
Tender leaves of bottle-gourd chutney
Ingredients: Tender leaves of bottle-gourd—10 Garlic—5 cloves (crushed) Ginger—1 inch (crushed) Dry roasted sesame—half tea spoon Salt—to taste Unpeeled garlic—3 cloves Black-pepper—less than half tea spoon Raw mustard oil—less than half tea spoon Dry red chilli—3 Lemon juice—1 tea spoon Method: Wash all the leaves and drain out the water by squeezing them. Place an […]
Colocasia blossoms steamed in plantain leaf
Every part of Colocasia is useful for consumption and also aids in curing many health-related issues. The Colocasia flowers are widely used by the myriad communities of Assam to prepare many lip-smacking dishes. Ingredients: Colocasia flowers—10 Fermented bamboo shoot—1 small cup or 2 or 3 table spoon Salt—to taste Garlic—10 cloves (crushed) Ginger—1 small piece […]