The North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) is working with a number of local communities to try and bring out local recipes by using indigenous ingredients. You will now get the chance to familiarise yourself with these ingredients which are highly nutritious. You will also discover that you are able to prepare an exceptional meal on the very first try and bring to the table a dish that is healthy and delicious.

Fine Fern Omelette

Including wild edible plants such as ferns in your omelette can be nutritious. Green leafy wild edibles are rich in iron. Ingredients: 1 bunch of fiddlehead ferns (finely chopped) 2…

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Water Celery (Jatira) Salad

Jatira is a wild edible commonly found in Meghalaya. The leaves and stems of the water celery are a good source of protein with vitamins A, B & C, iron,…

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Smoked beef with wild edibles

Nutritional benefits of Jatira: The leaves and stems of the water celery are a good source of protein with vitamins A, B & C, iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Also,…

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Sesame Plate Recipe By Rilang G. Blah

Recipes for you... Sesame Plate Recipe By Rilang G. Blah (Winner of the 1st Mei-Ramew Culinary Contest for Youth) Starter Chopped Green Salad with Pear shavings in olive oil and…

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Potato Cheese Balls and Chives (Jaut)

INGREDIENTS: 10 boiled potatos that have been mashed. Grated Cheese- 100 gm Tamirand Sauce(as per taste) Chives (Jaut)- 100 gm Spring onions- 50 gm Chillies -20 gm Salt (to taste)…

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Millet Pakora ready to be served and eaten.

Learn how to make contemporary food with millet (Krai)

Millet ( in Khasi is called as Krai) is an important crop that farmers of the bygone days were really fond of. However, with the passage of time, people have forgotten…

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