Meghalaya, located in the northeastern region of India, is called the "Scotland of the East" due to its beauty and natural beauty, where millions of tourists come every year for tourism. Like any other state of India, you cannot visit Meghalaya and some of its surrounding states without a government permit. You have to take inner line permit here. Clouds, hills, rain, lakes, lovely weather and along with this the food here attracts the tourists. Here you will get to eat a large amount of non-veg dishes along with veg. Today in this episode, we are going to tell you about some famous dishes of Meghalaya which you should taste if you go here.
Jadho
Jadho is a very popular dish in the Khasi community of Meghalaya. As soon as you feel its beautiful color and fragrance, you start feeling hungry. Jadho is mainly red rice cooked with pork, chicken, or fish. A lot of spices are used in it to enhance the taste. To make this delicious dish, a mixture of green chilies, onion, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, and bay leaves is first prepared, after which it is fried with small pieces of meat. Later, red rice is mixed with jadho and cooked. You can use pork, chicken, or fish as per your choice.
Doh-khaliho
Meghalaya cuisine loves pork in all its forms, from steamed, boiled, fried, or grilled. It is one of the most favorite staples among the locals. Doh-Khalih is another pork dish which is a type of salad made of minced pork, green peppers, and onions. It is a curry-loaded dish usually served with bread. Additionally, the boiled pork is cooked with onions, peppers, spices, pungent stock, and salt to enhance the nutritional profile and zest.
Nakham Bitchi
Nkham Bitchi is a special soup made in the homes of Meghalaya, which is taken before the meal. It is often served to serve guests. Nkham is a special type of dried fish, which is dried in the sun. To make soup, it is first fried and then boiled in water. After boiling the dried fish, it is cooked with lots of chili and black pepper to make it tasty.
Pudoh
Prepared from boiled rice and pork, this dish has very unique and nutty flavors of local herbs and spices that will keep you coming back for more. Steamed rice is steamed with pieces of pork to get the best taste. This curry-based dish is usually served on special occasions such as weddings.
Tungrimbei
This dish is mainly used as breakfast and to make it, the help of soybean is taken, this soybean is not purchased from any other place, but is grown by the people of Meghalaya themselves. You must have eaten a substance like yeast many times, its taste is the same.
Minil songa
This dish is also known as Meghalaya Tsonga, for your information let us tell you that tribes named Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia are also found in Meghalaya. Out of which the Garo tribe of Meghalaya has mastered the art of making this dish. After frying in oil with salad and rice, this dish is served with spices and chilies. Along with this, it also has health benefits like it improves digestion by removing problems like indigestion.
Pukhlin
Powdered rice with sugar syrup which is prepared by melting jaggery, Pukhleen is a type of sweet dish that can be eaten after the meal without any guilt as it is quite healthy. A thick paste is prepared from a mixture of rice and jaggery which is further fried until golden brown and crisp. It looks like pancakes and is prepared using the technique of deep-frying. With ground pistachios as a topping, every bite of this dish is pure bliss!
Kayat
However, it is not a food but a beverage, which is mainly used as a party drink. A unique flavor of the rice is also used in its manufacturing, the rice is mixed with water and ingredients grown in many local areas and heated, and after heating it is sweetened with its juice and served. Another special feature of this beverage is that the vessel used to serve it is also very unique and is handmade by the people.
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