Dhekia Xaak with Eggs

Name: Dhekia Xaak with Eggs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 200g fiddlehead ferns (dhekia), cleaned and trimmed; 2 eggs; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 2 dried red chillies; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp salt

🍗 Non-veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 52. Dhekia Xaak with Eggs recipe

⏱️10 minPrep

🔥15 minCook

🕒25 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Dhekia Xaak with Eggs

Blanch ferns (3 mins, high heat): Blanch dhekia in boiling salted water 3 minutes. Drain well.
Stir-fry with eggs (12 mins, medium-high heat): Heat mustard oil until smoking. Add garlic and dried chillies — cook 1 minute. Add ferns and turmeric, stir-fry 5 minutes. Push to the side of the pan. Crack eggs directly into the pan. Scramble roughly, then fold into the ferns. Season with salt.

📖 Cultural notes

Dhekia Xaak with eggs is a protein-boosted version of the traditional fern stir-fry — a favourite in rural households during the monsoon when fiddlehead ferns are abundant and eggs are the most available protein source. ---

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