Fish curry with bamboo shoot is a typical Assamese dish. During the summer, the bitter taste of the bamboo shoots or khorisa make the dish special. To know more about bamboo shoots, you can read our article: KHORISA – BAMBOO SHOOTS

Hot Spicy Curry or Jalor Aanja – a hot spicy gravy dish is typically popular in lower Assam. The dish is generally prepared during the festival season of Magh Bihu. The specialty of this dish is the amount of spices used in its preparation. There are around 33 ingredients required to be collected in order to prepare Jalor Aanja. Getting those rare spices is itself a difficult task. Each of the spices have great medicinal value. You can prepare this dish with mutton, chicken, eggs, fish and even paneer. Needless to say, the dish is great in taste and full of health benefits. Farmtorasoi explores signature Jalor Aanja with mutton!!!…

Indian authentic dishes have more than mere taste. It is healthy and has great medicinal values! The recipe we are going to present today is one such dish which is full of health benefits – blood sugar reduction, cholesterol control, diabetic cure, weight loss enhancer and many more. Lets deep dive into this simple, tasty and traditional dish. CURRY LEAF: Curry Leaf tree is a medium sized tree famous for its leaves. The tree is native to Indian sub-continent. Its aromatic leaves are used in many dishes, especially curries and hence the name ‘curry leaf’. In South India, curry leaves are indispensable ingredients to cooking. The botanical name of curry…

In Bengali, shutki means dry fish. There are various type of shutki available in the market. Today we will prepare the dish using Mon Bhola Shutki. You can prepare with any types of dried fish. This recipe is easy to prepare and yummy to eat.

Indian culinary is full of varieties when it comes to non-vegetarian dishes. Today let us try a simple yet amazing dish – chicken dry fry.

In Assamese cuisine, posola is a traditional item extensively used. Posola is the tender part of a banana stem, prepared by peeling off the bark and retaining the inner part. Today let us try a recipe prepared from posola and mutton, contributed by our guest author, Babita. We bet the recipe will tickle your taste buds. Babita Das Bharali, SorbhogA housewife and a cookaholic!!!

Koi Mas or Cat Fish is one of the popular fishes in Assam. It is believed that koi mas has health benefits and lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes. Today let is learn a simple recipe of koi mas prepared with lettuce, shared by Rashna. Rashna Nath Das, Barpeta RoadA working professional, wife and mother – Rashna is a born cookaholic. She likes cooking and exploring new recipes!!!

Indian Sorrel or Changeri is good for stomach ache, have a cooling effect and cures diarrhea and dysentery. Today we present a very easy recipe of fish curry prepared with changeri leaves. This dish is contributed by Babita, our guest author. Read more on changeri: Indian Sorrel Babita Das Bharali, SorbhogA housewife and a cookaholic!!!

Snakehead Murrel Fish or Xol Mas is a healthy fish believed to help in treating asthma, heart disease and many others diseases. Today let us try a simple household recipe of cauliflower curry with Xol Mas. This mouthwatering dish is shared by our guest author, Kabita. Kabita Das, Barpeta Road, AssamA foodie and natural cook!!!

Today lets try a semi-gravy roasted chicken curry in traditional Farmtorasoi style. The recipe is spicy and works as great complement with your lunch or dinner.  

Dal Fry with Egg is a protein rich recipe. Our guest author, Pragati have shared her version of dal fry with egg and vegetables today. Pragati Joadder Saha, GuwahatiPragati is a ‘cookaholic’ from Guwahati, Assam. Her variety in recipes will amaze any foodies…

One of the main reason that we all like traditional food is because of the medicinal value it carries. Today we present magur fish curry with herbs contributed by our guest author Kabita. The herbs used here are Xoru-Maanimuni (lawn marshpennywort) and Bhedai Lota (Stinkvine). Xoru Maanimuni is beneficial in the treatment of asthma, edema, fever, throat pain, psoriasis, and hepatitis B. Bhedai Lota is believed to give remedy to diarrhea, dysentery, stomach swelling, gastritis, loose motion, indigestion, abdominal pain etc. The use of raw turmeric in this recipe has added advantage as turmeric is a known anti-inflammatory and antiseptic herb. Kabita Das, Barpeta Road, AssamA foodie and natural cook!!!