Nagaon Breakfast

Name: Nagaon Breakfast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 150g poita bhat; 100g aloo pitika; 100g korai pitika; 1 cup black tea; 1 banana

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 45. Nagaon Breakfast recipe

⏱️10 minPrep

🔥20 minCook

🕒30 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Nagaon Breakfast

Prepare poita bhat (overnight ferment): As per recipe #1.
Prepare pitikas (20 mins): Boil and mash aloo and korai pitika with mustard oil, onion, chilli.
Serve (5 mins): Fermented rice with double pitika is the Nagaon signature breakfast — both aloo and korai pitika are served simultaneously, and diners mix them into the rice together.

📖 Cultural notes

Nagaon (Nowgong) is in the heart of the Brahmaputra valley and is known for its strict adherence to traditional Assamese food culture — the double-pitika breakfast is considered the most complete version of the poita bhat tradition. ---

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