Xoriohor Maasor Jhol (Fish Curry with Mustard) Favorite Assamese Dish

Xoriohor Maasor Jhol (Fish Curry with Mustard)

Ingredients:

•  Fish - 1 lb. cleaned catfish
•  Half teaspoon turmeric
• 2 green chillies
• Cumin+corriandar powder 1 teaspoon
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoon yogurt
• 2 cloves garlic
• Pinch of ginger
• 2 tbsp water
• Salt to tast
• 3. 1 tbsp cooking oil.

Method Of Cooking:

• Wash the fish and cut to about 3/4 inch pieces and keep aside.
•  Mix the all Ingredients together into a fine paste.
•  Marinate the fish pieces in this paste for about 30 min.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a skillet or large pan.
• Fry the marinated fish pieces for about 5 min.
• Add the rest of the paste and cook for another 20 min.

Serve with rice.

Dhekia Xaak Bhajj( Fiddlehead fern stirfry ) Very Tasty Assamese Dish

Dhekia Xaak Bhajj( Fiddlehead fern stirfry )

Ingredients :

• 500 grams Dhekia Xaak (Fiddlehead fern )
• 2 tbsp Bengal gram
• 2 green chili
• 2 clove garlic sliced
• 3 tbsps mustard oil
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 200 grams potatoes cubed

Method:

• Wash ,drain and chop the greens.
• Wash and soak the Bengal gram for an hour and boil slightly.
• Heat mustard oil in a a pan.
• Add the green chili and sliced garlic.
• Add potato cubes followed by the turmeric and salt.
• Saute the potatoes and spices.
• When potatoes are almost cooked add the bengal gram and the chopped greens and stir upon medium heat till dry and done.

Serve Dhekia  Xaak Bhaji with rice.