Dhemaji Breakfast

Name: Dhemaji Breakfast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 150g bora saul, steamed; 200g bamboo-smoked fish; 100g fermented bamboo shoot stir-fry; 1 cup black tea

🍗 Non-veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 72. Dhemaji Breakfast recipe

⏱️15 minPrep

🔥30 minCook

🕒45 minTotal

🍽️3Serves

🧺 Ingredients

150g bora saul, steamed
200g bamboo-smoked fish
100g fermented bamboo shoot stir-fry
1 cup black tea

👩‍🍳 How to make Dhemaji Breakfast

Smoke fish (20 mins, high fire heat): Wrap turmeric-salt-rubbed fish in banana leaves. Cook over fire 20 minutes, turning twice.
Steam sticky rice (25 mins, high steam).
Stir-fry khorisa (15 mins, medium heat): As per recipe #22.

📖 Cultural notes

Dhemaji district along the Arunachal Pradesh border is dominated by the Mishing tribe — their tradition of smoking fish in banana leaves over open fire is one of the oldest food preservation and cooking techniques in Northeast India. ---

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