North East India Recipes

Mangalorean Kori Rotti
Mangalorean Kori Rotti

Kori Rotti is a Mangalorean speciality. Kori means chicken, and rottis, in this case, are not the traditional chapattis or rotis. They are a special kind of bread, which are made of rice paste and then dried, so quite hard and crispy and are made into sheets that are then broken into pieces. These rottis, when soaked by the chicken curry, absorb it and turn quite soft. A real taste and texture sensation!

Banana Buns
Banana Buns

Sweet Banana Pooris or Banana Buns as they are known is a recipe from Mangalore in Karnataka. These sweet banana pooris can be had as a breakfast or even as a snack. It is easy and simple to make. The dough can be refrigerated and kept overnight if you want to make the pooris in the morning. It is another evening tea time snack prepared with overripe bananas and all purpose flour. Unlike crispy puris these Mangalore Buns or Banana Puris are spongy and sweet.

Chickoo Halwa
Chickoo Halwa

Chickoo halwa is a chickoo flavored mouth watering sweet dish prepared from grated chiku fruit slices cooked with sugar, mava and spices like cardamom. A delicious dessert dish which can be served as a snack or after meal sweet! chickoo halwa is a popular dessert served on special occasions, garnished with chopped nuts.

Paneer bhurji
Paneer bhurji

Paneer bhurji is a punjabi vegetable recipe with paneer or cottage cheese crumbled and then cooked with a choice of onions, tomatoes and select masalas. Serve hot with rotis, naans or parathas.

Koat Pitha
Koat Pitha

Koat Pitha (Banana Pitha) Recipe made easy, learn how to make Koat Pitha (Banana pitha) Recipes at home.

Poora Mach
Poora Mach

Poora Mach, a special recipe for the people in North East India. It is the whole fish (Sole fish) prepared in barbecue or open charcoal fire. Check out the ingredients and invite your guest at home for a yummy treat of Poora Mach.

Lychee Kulfi
Lychee Kulfi

The lychee has a history and cultivation going back as far as 2000 BC according to records in China. Cultivation began in the area of southern China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Wild trees still grow in parts of southern China and on Hainan Island. There are many stories of the fruit's use as a delicacy in the Chinese Imperial Court. It was first described and introduced to the west in 1782.

Parsi Style Pumpkin
Parsi Style Pumpkin

Parsi Style Pumpkin

Fish Fried Rice
Fish Fried Rice

Chinese cooking techniques, ingredients, and recipes have long been a major influence in Thai food. This recipe is one example of the fusion of these two wonderful cuisines. Salty and savory, Chicken and Salted Fish Fried Rice is so good, it can become addictive! To achieve the right flavor, you will need real fish sauce for this recipe, which can be purchased by the bottle in any Asian market or grocery store.

Begun Bhaja
Begun Bhaja

Begun Bhaja are pan fried or shallow fried marinated slices of Aubergines. This is a Bengali dish and there are a lot of variations to this recipe. To make the Baingan Bhaja you need the large variety of eggplant similar to the one which we use for Baingan Bharta. The larger varieties have less seeds and more flesh.

Koat Pitha (Banana pitha)
Koat Pitha (Banana pitha)

Koat Pitha, also known as Banana Pitha, is a delicious Assam recipe. It is prepared with banana, rice and jaggery. It is very yummy to eat. The ingredients to serve for four are mentioned below. Arrange them and cook according to the cooking instructions given.

 Sesame Stuffed Rice Cakes
Sesame Stuffed Rice Cakes

Sesame Stuffed Rice Cakes may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped, condensed, or otherwise combined into a single object. A wide variety of rice cakes exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten, and are particularly prevalent in Asia. Common variations include cakes made with rice flour, those made from ground rice, and those made from whole grains of rice compressed together or combined with some other binding substance.

Momo
Momo

Momos are made with a simple flour-and-water dough white flour is generally preferred and sometimes a little yeast or baking soda is added to give a more doughy texture to the finished product. Sometimes MSG (monosodium glutamate) is also used to enhance the taste. The filling may be one of the several mixtures:

Chicken Thukpa
Chicken Thukpa

Thukpa is a Himalayan noodle soup, usually served with meat and is really delicious with lean chicken. It is popular in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and some parts of India. "Thuk" means heart so it is a heart warming dish. In Bhutan it would usually be made with buckwheat noodles

Pumpkin Oambal
Pumpkin Oambal

These delicious Pumpkin-Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are an excellent choice for school snacks, bake sales or desserts for family and friends.