Assamese Khar
: Unique Culinary Experience

Name: ~Assamese Khar~: Unique Culinary Experience
Total time: 50 min
Yield: two
Cuisine: Assamese
Ingredients: 250 g Black gram, washed and soaked; 100 grams Raw papaya, cubed; 1 tsp Grated ginger; 2 tbsp Kolakhar; 2 tbsp Mustard oil; Salt, to taste; 2 glasses Water

50 mins

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Enjoy Assamese Khar: A unique culinary tradition using kolakhar with a veggie twist.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

250 gBlack gram, washed and soaked

100 gramsRaw papaya, cubed

1 tspGrated ginger

2 tbspKolakhar

2 tbspMustard oil

Salt, to taste

2 glassesWater

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Description - Step 1

Prepare the Ingredients

Wash and dice the assorted vegetables (pumpkin, beans, eggplant) into small pieces. Soak the gram and papaya and cook it in a pressure cooker.

Description - Step 2

Cook the Khar

Heat mustard oil in a pan over medium heat. Add minced ginger to the pan and sauté until aromatic. Add the papaya and gram to the pan and sauté for a few minutes until they begin to soften.

Pour the kola (khar) into the pan and stir to combine all the ingredients.

Season with salt according to taste.

Cover the pan and let the Khar simmer for about 20-25 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the flavors are well infused.