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SIKKIM – Poshan Maah – 28 Days, 28 States
Post Views: 3,390 Sikkim, located in northeastern India is home to glimmering glaciers, beautiful meadows, and thousands of varieties of flowers. This Indian state is famous not only for its beauty but also for its culinary delights. Sikkim is largely an agrarian community. Despite the state’s mountainous terrain with much of its land being unsuitable for farming, the people here have adopted practices like terrace farming. Sikkim is the first state in India to become an ‘organic state’ after fully converting its agricultural land to sustainable farming practices. Sikkim is the second-largest producer of cardamom in India. In addition, it also produces rice, and other cereal crops including wheat, maize,…
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NAGALAND – Poshan Maah – 28 Days, 28 States
Post Views: 2,813 Nagaland, a state in the Northeast of India, is the 16th state of India with 16 different tribes. Though the 16 different tribes may have different cultures, ethnic dresses, and different languages, the official language unifies them as one. Nagaland’s cuisine is usually clubbed under ‘North Eastern Cuisine’ with the rest of the seven sister states. But its cuisine stands out in terms of taste as well as variability, Naga cuisine is simple in its meal composition – indigenous red and other rice varieties are central to the diet and eaten either boiled or steamed accompanied by a meat dish of some kind (either fresh, smoked or…
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MIZORAM – Poshan Maah – 28 Days, 28 States
Post Views: 2,404 Amongst all the states boasting of their flavourful regional cuisines, one of the seven sisters Mizoram, a North-Eastern state also has a variety of unimaginably delicious delicacies to offer. The food of Mizoram is seen as a combination of North Indian and Chinese components. This mix offers it a singular style and can cause you to keep in mind your meal long when you’ve consumed it. Mostly, the food preparations here are non-vegetarian. However, they additionally consume a fair proportion of vegetables besides their meals. Rice is the staple food of Mizoram, while Mizos love to add non-vegetarian ingredients to every dish. Fish, chicken, pork, and beef…
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MANIPUR – Poshan Maah – 28 Days, 28 States
Post Views: 3,344 The seven North-Eastern states, or the seven sisters, as they are more famously known, are a nest of beauty. One of these states is Manipur and it has been dubbed “the Jewelled Land” due to its natural beauty. The food of Manipur is simple and yet, tasty. Most of the ingredients they use are organic which makes it healthy and sustainable. Manipuri food is also supposed to be spicy and contains less oil. Their secret is that they make use of chilli pepper instead of the usual garam masala powder that the rest of the country uses. That is why their food is considered healthier. Manipuri cuisine…
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ASSAM – Poshan Maah – 28 Days, 28 States
Post Views: 2,911 Assam has an intriguing array of culinary jewels to offer to a quintessential foodie. Assamese food is focused on minimizing waste. The cuisine of Assam has a distinct flavour that is marked by Bengali influence and consists of a delicate taste that would make anyone go gaga thanks to the choicest herbs and fresh fruits and vegetables that are used in the dishes. Let’s have a look at some of the authentic dishes from the land of the Red Rivers and Blue Hills. KHAR: Khar is both an ingredient and the name of any dish prepared using it. The basic ingredient “Khar” is obtained by filtering out…
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH – Poshan Maah – 28 Days, 28 States
Post Views: 4,607 Arunachal Pradesh food differs from tribe to tribe. As we move towards the eastern and Central side of Arunachal, people are dependent on bamboo and other leafy vegetables which are strictly boiled. Fried food is not very popular here as people like to eat either boiled or smoked food and towards the Western Sector, dairy products are more in use. Among the integration of the many states that make up India, Arunachal Pradesh boasts of a food culture that is more healthy and less fussy. Like most northeastern regions, the food here largely tends to be indigenous and exotic. Be it traditional spices or local ingredients, every…
