Aari Maasor Khar Jool....(Khar gravy with Long-whiskered Cat fish)

আরি মাছর খার জোল 

Aari Maasor Khar Jool.... This dish is mostly eaten in many parts of lower Assam....A simple recipe with minimal ingredients.....

Ingredients: 

• Aari fish 5-6 pieces (You can use any types of river or fresh water fishes...However my grandmom says that this recipe tasts better with small fishes)
• kolakhar 2tsp
• Garlic cloves 3-4
• Green Chillies 2-3 (or as per your taste)
• Salt to taste
• Water

Method:

• Clean and wash the fish pieces. Rub with 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric.
• Heat the mustard oil in kadai and shallow fry the fish pieces. keep aside.
• In a hot deep pan put 1/2 tsp of mustard oil and add 2-3 green chillies, garlic cloves, salt stir for few seconds
• Now add kolakhar or sodium bicarbonate (along with 2 cups of water).
• Add the fried fish pieces and mix well
• Cook for about15 minutes and switch off the gas.
• The khar jool is ready to serve with rice.

Mati maahor dail Ou Tengar logot..( Split black gram cooked with elephant apple)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Mati maah (Split Black gram)
• Some medium pieces of Ou tenga (elephant apple)
• salt to taste

For tempering:

• Dry Red chilly 1-2
• 1/2 tsp Panch phoron
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 
• 2-3 tsp mustard oil
• 2-3 garlic cloves

Method:

• Wash and soak the mati maah (Black Gram) for one hour
• Now pressure cook it with Ou tenga pieces (elephant apple), salt to taste and water.
• Heat mustard oil in a deep pan over medium heat add add Panch phoron, chillies, garlic cloves, turmeric powder and let it get brown.
• Now it's time to add cooked mati maah and outenga pieces dail in the pan with some water for consistency. Stir well and give a boil.
• Serve with rice......

Kaji Nemur Sorbot....(Fresh Assam lemon juice)

কাজি নেমুর চর্বত 

Method:

• Cut the lemons and squeeze out the juice into the jug of cold water.
• According to your taste add salt and sugar . (For better taste you can add a pinch of black salt too). Mix it to dissolve. 
• If you want you can strain it before serving. Serve chilled