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Recipe | Steamed White and Red Sticky Rice with Ginger and Axone Chutney

Sticky rice is another favorite of the people in Nagaland. It can be eaten simply as a rice substitute for meals, or as an afternoon snack. Usually eaten with a chutney, it is one of the best afternoon snacks to be relished with a hot cup of tea on a cold rainy day. There are a variety of sticky rice available in the region; the ones we have used here is a mix of white and red sticky rice, and the end result has a beautiful dark red finish.ย 

Ingredients:

  • 3-4 cups of sticky rice(mix of white and red rice)
  • 3-4 cups of hot boiling water
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Photo : Sticky Rice – mix of White and Red Sticky rice

Directions to Cook the Rice:

  • Wash the rice and put it into a pressure cooker
  • Pour hot boiling water and pressure cook for 20-25 mins
  • Rice is ready!
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Steamed Sticky Rice

Ingredients For the chutney :

  • 5-6 chunks peeled ginger (approx 3 inches)
  • 1 small bowl of chunky axone (fermented soya beans) mixed with with chili flakes and salt
  • 2-3 tablespoons of ground schezwan seeds (“mong mong” seeds)
For the chutney : Peeled ginger, axone with chili flakes and salt, ground schezwan seeds ("mong mong")

Chutney ingredients (clockwise from bottom) Ginger, axone with chilli flakes and ground schezwan seeds

Directions to Make the Ginger Chutney:

  • Mash the ginger to a paste
  • Mix the axone and blend it with the mashed ginger thoroughly
  • Sprinkle the ground schezwan seeds on top
  • Ginger chutney is ready!
Directions to Cook the Rice: Wash the rice and put it into a pressure cooker Pour hot boiling water and pressure cook for 20-25 mins Rice is ready! Ingredients For the chu

Ginger Chutney

Serve the sticky rice with the ginger chutney. You can also serve the rice with a scoop of homemade pork lard for some extra flavor and richness. Yum!

Directions to Cook the Rice: Wash the rice and put it into a pressure cooker Pour hot boiling water and pressure cook for 20-25 mins Rice is ready! Ingredients For the chu

Naga Style Sticky Rice with Chutney

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