Labra....An Assamese style mix vegetable dish...

This recipe contains several kinds of vegetables ( Pumpkin, Radish, Potato, Brinjal, Raw banana, peas, Cabbage, Cauliflower and so on ) cooked on low flame along with light spices...For Assamese people this particular dish is an important part of community feasts , especially during Swaraswati puja, Durga Puja and Viswakarma Puja....... Labra goes well with rice and Khichidi.....

Ingredients:

• Cabbage- chopped 2 cup
• Cauliflower- 1 cup
• Potato 1- cut in cubes
• Radish 1 -cut in medium pieces
• Red pumpkin  1 an 1/2 cup
• Brinjal- 1
• Peas- 1/2 cup
• Raw Banana- 1/2 cup
• Onion-1 chopped
• Cooking oil- 2tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1tsp
• Ginger garlic paste- 1tsp
• Green chilly- 1-2
• Red chilly- 1-2
• Salt as per taste
• Sugar a pinch
• Coriander leaves (optional)

Method:

• Heat oil and  add a pinch of sugar, onion,chillies, turmeric, cumin powder and ginger-garlic  paste and mix well. 
• When all ingredients  change colour, add all the vegetables and stir.
• Now add salt and cover cook over low heat till all the vegetables are cooked. 
• Increase the heat so that all the moisture is dried up. 
• Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot

Bilahir Tok ( Sweet and sour Assamese style Tomato condiment)

Ingredients:

• 4-5 ripe tomatoes, cut into medium pieces
• 1-2 tsp mustard oil
• 1tsp of chopped garlic cloves
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 whole red dried chilli
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp sugar or jaggery
• salt to taste

Method:

• Heat the mustard oil in a pan.
• Add the mustard seeds, whole red chilli and chopped garlic.
• When the seeds start to pop, add the pieces of tomatoes. 
• Now sprinkle salt and a turmeric powder.
• Mix well, cover and cook  till the tomatoes are pulpy.
• Now add  sugar or jaggery and stir till it is dissolved.
• Your delicious Tok is ready to serve with rice, khisiris or rotis as your wish.

Bhendi/Bhindi Aloo Bhaji ( Okra potato stir fry in Assamese style)

Ingredients:

• 250 gm. fresh young okra (Ladies Finger/Bhindi/ Bhendi)
• 1 medium onion chopped 
• 2 potatoes- cut in wedges
• ½ tsp. turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp chilly powder
• salt to taste

Method:

• Wash and dry the okra, then chop into vertical pieces and set aside. 
• Heat oil in a frying pan and add chopped onion. fry for a minute
• Now add potato wedges and Bhindi pieces and mix them well
• Add turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt.  Fry bhindi and potato until starting to tender plus brown around the edges. 
• Serve hot with rice or roti