Friday, May 02, 2014
Naga Thali | Nagaland Cuisine
After Mizo here comes the turn of Nagaland which is one tough state to get veg state I would never survive in the state without veg recipes. But some of the veg recipe I found impressed me some wat and I was happy to make thali again for this one difficult North east state.As for all the North eastern states Meats and fermented foods and most popular here. Naga cuisine comprises of variety of recipes from each tribe dwelling there.They love to include boiled veggie in their meal and Rice is the staple food here too. There are varieties of chutney prepared here in which the great naga chilli chutney is very popular , The Raja Mirchi world's spicy chilly comes from this state and so some dishes are enjoyed spicy too.The very famous tribes are angami , anishi and lotta. They preferred meat is Dog meat , I was shocked to read about this here we consider dog as the best friend but they enjoy dog meat.. No offense to their culture and cuisine every one has their own preference right.
Since here the cuisine would offer spicy food the seasoning plays a very important role in every dish.Ginger is very much used in the preparation of all dishes. Rice beer is a very traditional drinks here and other than that Zutho, dzutse, and ruhi are other types of drinks consumed here. Galho is one famous naga khichidi which is prepared in many ways with veggie and meats. Cabbage and palak galho are one such khichidi they make for a meal. I was suprised to see that they make Kantola / Spine gourd gravy and went forward to do it fully veg they do add pork fat to the recipe. The very favorite dessert here is the black rice pudding which is again a very healthy dessert to enjoy. Chutney's are always popular here and tomato chuney is most frequently made here. Lets quickly move on to the recipe..
Nagaland Thali Menu
Cabbage Palak Galho ( Naga Khichidi)
Nkhonathoi Ganh
Aloo Dal
Rongmei Naga Style
Naga Tomato Chutney
Cabbage Palak Galho
Nagaland Thali Menu
A rice porridge with many ingredients, this is similar to khichdi. Galho goes a step ahead though, in terms of throwing items into the boiling dish. The are meat pieces and fermented soya or bamboo are also added to this khichidi but I made it all veg and without using fermented products , If you like Do add them too.