17 Mouthwatering Dishes That Will Tempt You To Visit Northeast India

Northeast India has exotic cuisines to offer and has slightly different food habits compared to other parts of India. The cooking style is unique and it involves the use of fresh herbs, vegetables and spices local to the region. Here are some of the delicious dishes you absolutely have to have before you die.

1. Luci (puffed bread made of flour/maida) with fried aubergine and veggies

 

2. Fried Climbing perch , Kawai fish

 

3. Dhekia Xaak & Boot’or Bhaaji (Fiddlehead fern stir-fried with whole Bengal gram)

 

4. Khasi Jingbam – Pudoh (pork stuffed with rice powder) and Putharo (steamed fluffy rice cakes) with lal chai

 

5. Manipuri Thaali

 

6. Onasi pitha (a Boro specialty)

 

7. Thukpa

 

8. Assorted Pithas

 

9.  Patot dia Maas (Fish cooked in banana leaves)

 

10. Tekeli pitha (steamed rice cake)

 

11. Smoked Pork with Dried Bamboo Shoot

 

12. Slices of Eggplant coated with a batter of gram, rice flour and deep-fried

 

13. Narikol (Coconut) pitha

 

14. Masor Tenga (Sour fish curry)

 

15. Ghila pitha (Riceflour and jaggery fritters)

 

16. Til Diya Murgi Manxho (Chicken cooked with Black Sesame Seeds)

 

17. Khorika Maas (Traditional grilled fish)

Imagine an evening on a cruise over the mighty Brahmaputra, where the cool breeze runs through your hair while you savor the delicious smoked fresh water fish served with a generous helping of bamboo shoot chutney.  In short, it’s a gastronomical journey worth taking.

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