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Meghalaya Food Recipes



Meghalaya recipes share the exotic taste of Meghalayan food. The people of Meghalaya, like the other indigenous communities, have their typical cooking pattern, according to the availability of food stuffs in Meghalaya. Moreover, the Meghalaya cuisine can be divided into three distinctive styles: Garo, Khasi and Jaintia.

Garo recipe

To begin with, the Garo recipes are simple to cook, with only a little bit of variations here and there. Nakham Bitchi, an important Garo dish which consists of a hot and spicy soup, is prepared by using a special kind of dry fish known as Nakham. Moreover, this recipe of Meghalaya is quite typical in its preparations. Besides, meat and fish are widely used in the recipes at Meghalaya. In Meghalaya, meat is prepared by boiling it with yam, gourd or pumpkin and a lot of chillies.

Khasi recipe

Khasi recipes largely differ from the Garo recipes. The Khasi recipes include a variety of rice preparations, such as 'Jadoh' (red hill rice prepared with pork), 'Jastem' (rice prepared with gravy of pork, ginger, onions and turmeric), etc. Among other recipes of the Khasis are:
  • Mylliem chicken - It is prepared with the help of different condiments, especially the small round Khasi peppers and chicken.
  • Dohkhlieh - Dohkhlieh is a special kind of pork salad, made from boiled pork, onions and chillies.
  • Dohneiiong - This dish has gravy. In this preparation, pork is cooked with black sesame seeds.
  • Tungrymbai - It is prepared with fermented soyabeans.
  • Pumaloi - Pumaloi is a typical Khasi recipe prepared with powdered rice.
  • Pukhlein - This dish is prepared with the help of powdered rice and jaggery.
  • Pudoh - This item is prepared from powdered rice, with stuffed pork and then it is steamed.
  • Putharao - Putharao is made with steamed powdered rice.

Jaintia recipes

Jaintia recipes include many food items made from mushrooms. Many exquisite dishes are prepared with the help of locally available mushrooms, known as Tit Tung. Mushrooms are cooked with black sesame seeds and pork and this dish forms the most favorite dish in Meghalaya.

This was an estimate of the Meghalaya recipes.

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