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Recipe of ‘Spicy Tuna Rice Bowl’ by Keny Metha

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Recipe | Smoked Pork with Banana Blossom and Bitter Eggplant (Likok)

"Are banana blossoms edible?" Absolutely yes - and ...
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Naga Recipe | River Fish with Bastenga (Bamboo Shoot Juice)

Fresh river fish cooked in bastenga (bamboo shoot ...
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Recipe | Super Easy Chili Oil Noodles

An easy recipe for everyone to try out ...
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A Very Basic and Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe by Eyingbeni from Nagaland

We recently had the pleasure of reconnecting with ...
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Recipe of Naga Doughnut – A Local Favorite and Christmas Must-Have

Come December, most households in Nagaland will be ...
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Recipe | Thai Fried Rice with Fermented Fish ‘Pla Som’

Today's recipe is an interesting fried rice dish ...
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Recipe | Learn How to Make The Famous Axone (Fermented Soyabean) From Nagaland

[First published on 25th May, 2019] Axone (pronounced ...
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#Recipe | Wai Wai Snack With Chickpeas

Wai Wai always comes in handy when you ...
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#Recipe | Khuvie Chutney Made With Tomato & Meat

Whenever you're in a hurry but need to ...
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#RECIPE | Homemade Black Chocochip Cookie

Looking for a quick snack bite? This homemade ...
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#RECIPE | Manipuri Smoked Fish Curry Recipe by Kupatia Keishing

Weekends are the perfect time for family gatherings ...
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#RECIPE | Spicy Naga Fried Pork by Lilia Jimomi

Introducing a special recipe for today, brought to ...
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#RECIPE | Korean Kimchi Recipe by Imkong from Dimapur, Nagaland

Sometimes the best dishes are the easiest to ...
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#RECIPE | Ao Naga Dish ‘Amrusu’ by Kristi Kikon Murry

Nutritious, filling and absolutely delicious, Amrusu is a ...
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Recipe Of ‘Smoked Pork Belly’ By Chon Jamang From Manipur

We are excited as weekend arrived and once ...

Recipe of Naga Snails made with Pumpkin and Bamboo Shoots

In Nagaland, the humble snail, known as hamok, ...
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Recipe Of “Roasted Lamb Leg” By Raman Okram From Manipur

Today's dish - "Roasted lamb leg" is contributed ...
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#RECIPE | Assamese Fish Stew with Aromatic Vietnamese Mint

North East Indian food is known for their ...
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Easy And Healthy Egg Salad Recipe By Kristi Kikon From Nagaland

Today's Egg salad recipe is contributed by Kristi ...
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#RECIPE | Spicy Manipuri Pork Dish with Culantro “Burma Dhania”

Today's recipe is a simple pork dish contributed ...
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Recipe of the Famous ‘Black Rice Kheer’ from Manipur

Sticky rice is enjoyed in many forms in ...
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#Recipe | Naga Style Crab with Garlic Chives

Today our contributor Inali from Nagaland shares a ...
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Naga Recipe | Local Pond Fish Cooked with Fresh Bamboo Shoot Pieces

If you love fish but haven't tasted one that ...
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Recipe | Naga Pork Innards with King Chilli and Lemongrass

Today, we invite you to try another version ...
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Recipe | Fresh Pork with Bamboo Shoot and Szechuan Leaves

"Pork with bamboo shoot" is almost synonymous with ...
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Recipe of Nagaland’s Favorite Snack – Spicy Wai Wai Noodles

"Growing up in Nagaland, Wai Wai Instant noodles ...

Recipe | Nagaland Chutney Made of Banana Blossoms

A Naga meal without a chutney can never ...

Recipe of Mixed Vegetable Dish from Nagaland “Rosep Aon”

Although Naga cuisine is often known for its ...
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#Recipe | Naga Smoked Meat Cooked with Kholar Beans

Today we have yet another simple-to-make and super ...
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Recipe | Naga Fish Dish Made of Fresh River Fish and Prawns

Who remembers those family picnics to the river ...
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A Recipe of Tekeli Pitha from the Kitchen of Assam

Tekeli or keteli pitha are rice cakes from ...
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Recipe | Ruby Red Roselle Jam

"I got a good batch of red roselle ...

Valentine’s Day Special Doughnuts Recipe

Ingredients All-purpose flour - 500gms Salt - 10gms ...
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Recipe | Stink Beans and Smoked Beef Chutney

Here's a snack/chutney made of smoked beef and ...
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Recipe | Fish Stew in mustard leaves

Ingredients: 4 pieces of fresh water fish ( ...
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Recipe | Fox Nut and Bitter Tomato Chutney

Ingredients: A small bowl of Fox Nut 3 ...
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Recipe of Exotic Naga Dish | Pork Cooked with Hornet’s Larvae

Naga Cuisine is known for it's bold ingredients ...
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Recipe | Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Celebrating the festive season isn't half as fun ...
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Naga Dish Recipe | Kidney Beans Curry With Napa

Today, we have a special authentic Naga dish ...
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Recipe | Eggless Apple Cinnamon Cake

Feeling the Christmas spirit yet? Celebrate this holiday ...
RootsandLeisure_Recipe_SelRoti

Recipe | Nepali Sel Roti

Sel Roti, a delicious traditional Nepali fried delight, mostly prepared ...
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Recipe | Manipuri Dish: Paan( Colocasia/Arbi) Eromba

Eromba is one of the most popular dishes ...
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Recipe | Chicken Chutney

Need a light and hearty meal to cook ...
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Recipe | Smoked Pork with Colocasia Roots (Arbi)

We all crave for home cooked food at ...
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Recipe | Diwali Special – Chocolate Barfis

With the return of Diwali, it brings back ...
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Recipe | Beef Hide with Axone

Smoked beef hide (skin) is another ingredient that ...
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Recipe | Smoked Pork with Dried Fern

What's cooking for lunch today? Here's a quick ...
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Recipe | Kangshoi (Broth) – Naga Style

Today's recipe, Kangshoi, meaning broth, comes from our ...
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Recipe | Crispy Honey Chicken

It is almost weekend and we all tend ...
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Recipe | Simple Bamboo Shoot Chutney

Here's an quick and easy recipe for the ...
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Recipe | Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum Thai)

Here is a special salad recipe from Thailand ...
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Recipe | Homemade Button Mushrooms Stir Fry

Today we are sharing a tasty recipe of ...
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Recipe | Assamese Style Pork in a Bamboo Tube

Presenting another delectable recipe for all the pork ...
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Recipe | Smoked Pork with Akhuni and Black Sesame Seeds

Here is a Naga pork recipe contributed by ...
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Recipe of Galho – Yummy Rice Dish from Nagaland

In Naga households, no meal is complete without ...
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Recipe | Easy to Cook Semolina Coconut Barfi

Today's recipe comes from our reader, Musky. It's ...
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Recipe of Snail Dish – Naga Style

Here's a recipe that is loved by the ...
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Recipe | Hot and Sweet Mango Chutney – Assamese Style

Summer is officially here, and mangoes are again ...
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Recipe of Machihan | Naga Chutney Made with Bitter Gourd.

Today, we have a chutney recipe straight from ...
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Recipe | Egg Curry With Brown Onions

Today we are sharing the recipe of the ...
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Recipe | Pennywort Salad – Naga Style

Any fans of Pennywort leaves? It's known to ...
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Recipe | Sesame and Rice Cake (Til Pitha) from Assam

Rice Cake, also known as Til Pitha locally, ...
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Naga Recipe | Smoked Pork Stew with Kidney Beans

Here's another favorite from Vilme's kitchen. It's a ...
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Recipe | Mackerel Tin Fish in Bamboo Shoot

Hello! This recipe is for all the busy ...
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Dry Fish Chutney with King Chilli – Assamese Style

Have you ever tried Dry Fish? It's smell ...
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Recipe | Crispy Pork with Bamboo Shoot Juice

Another easy recipe for the R&L readers from ...

King Chilli Chutney – Naga Style

Recently we had a customer from Delhi, who ...
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Recipe | Fried Spider with Curry Leaves

Are you feeling adventurous? Have you ever tried ...

Recipe | Dried Yam leaf Gravy

Hello everyone! It's time for another recipe - ...
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Recipe | Nagaland’s ‘Axone’ (Akhuni) Chutney

Today's recipe is a special one that showcases ...
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Recipe | Naga Style Crab Dish

During the rainy season, we get a lot ...
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Recipe | Let’s Cook Pomfret Naga Style

Who likes fish? Pomfrets anyone? That is what ...
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Recipe | Simple Snail and Pork Dish

Today we have one very simple recipe for ...
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Recipe| Lemon Honey Chicken in Fresh Bamboo Shoot

Lately the weather here in Nagaland hasn't been ...
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Silkworms | The Eco-Friendly Naga Delicacy

Recycle and Reuse - nothing should go to ...
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Naga Dish | Beef with Sun Dried Spring Onion

We had a small get together at home ...
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Smoked Pork with Green Peas

Thank heavens the weekend is here finally! Time ...
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Naga Dish | Pork with Turmeric Flower

We are definite that most of our readers here ...
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Naga Dish|Fresh Pond Fish in Bamboo Shoot and Mint

Do you like fish? Most would agree that ...
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Recipe of Pork in Blood Stew – a Delicacy in Nagaland

Today, we're excited to share a dish featuring ...
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Naga Dish | Stewed Chicken in Bamboo Shoot

It's already Friday, and what better way to ...
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Recipe | Smoked Pork and Kidney Beans Salad

Today we chat up with restaurateur Elvis Khevito ...
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Naga Dish | Steam Fish in Bamboo shoot

This Naga style Steamed Fish is an authentic and simple ...
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Recipe of ‘Sticky Rice Roti’ – Nagaland’s Favorite Tea-Time Snack

A cherished noontime activity among locals in Nagaland ...
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Naga Soup |Simple Herb Soup

Great food are usually those that are simplest ...
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Naga Dish | Snail and Smoked Pork

Thanks to a generous food-loving human being for ...