Karimganj Breakfast

Name: Karimganj Breakfast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 150g rice; 150g chingri macher jhol (light prawn curry — Barak Valley Bengali style); 100g begun bhaja (fried brinjal slices); 1 cup tea

🍗 Non-veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 80. Karimganj Breakfast recipe

⏱️15 minPrep

🔥3 minCook

🕒18 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

150g rice
150g chingri macher jhol (light prawn curry — Barak Valley Bengali style)
100g begun bhaja (fried brinjal slices)
1 cup tea

👩‍🍳 How to make Karimganj Breakfast

Chingri macher jhol (20 mins, medium heat): Fry prawns in mustard oil with turmeric. Add onion, tomato, ginger, green chilli, cumin. Add water, simmer 12 minutes to a light golden curry.
Begun bhaja: Slice brinjal 1cm thick. Rub with turmeric and salt. Shallow-fry in mustard oil until golden on both sides.

📖 Cultural notes

Karimganj borders Bangladesh and has perhaps the strongest Bengali cultural identity of any Assam district — its breakfast of prawn curry and fried brinjal with rice is virtually indistinguishable from the food of the greater Sylhet division across the border. ---

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