টিয়হ -কঠাল গুটি-মাছৰ মূৰৰ খাৰ (cucumber- jack fruit seed- fish head khar)

টিয়হ -কঠাল গুটি-মাছৰ মূৰৰ খাৰ

Assamese people are well known as খাৰ খোৱা অসমীয়া় (Khar eaten Assamese)…Khar (Alkali) ...A signature dish of Assamese cuisine ..Our traditional Assamese meal always begins with 'Khar', a purely unique dish which is very simple to make and tasty to eat.....In my blog I have shared different types of Khar dishes... Today I have shared another Khar dish...

Ingredients:

• Fried Fish head: 1 medium sized (Rahu or Catla)
• Cucumber: 2-3 medium size
• Jackfruit seed- 1 cup (cut into halfway)
• Mustard oil: 2 tbsps
• Crushed garlic cloves: 1/2 tbsp
• Slit green chilies: 2
• Salt: to taste
• Kolakhar: 1 tbsp or sodium bicarbonate: 1/4 tsp

Method:

• Peel and chop the cucumber
• Heat oil and fry the garlic till brown.
• Add the fried fish head pieces and stir for a minute.
• Add chopped cucumber, jackfruit seeds and stir for about half a minute.
• Add slit green chilies, salt,and kolakhar or sodium bicarbonate.
• Add water and stir and close cover.
• Cook for another 15 minutes and switch off the gas.
• Khar is ready to be served with rice.