BM # 39
Day : 18
State : Meghalaya
Megh is rain in Hindi and Meghalaya has been rightly named after this word, as it means abode of clouds.This is the wettest place on earth and a perfect holiday destination.So on the 18th day we shall cook from Meghalaya.
Meghalaya is one of the of the seven sisters and home of three Mongoloid tribes, Its cuisine is different than the other north eastern states.The staple food of the people is rice with spicy meat and fish preparations.
This state has three main tribes Khasi, Garos and Jayantias, and the foods they prepare are similar to rest of the North East region. Fish cooked is bamboo hollow, fish baked banana leaves are a favourite among the people too. Spices and fat are again used sparsely, ginger, garlic, onions and green chillies is all that is needed to cook up the dishes from here.
Amongst the three tribes there is slight variation in the style of cooking. Garos use lots of soda in their cooking. Khasis prefer fermented fish dishes and also pork dishes.
Apart from this Khwai is a Meghalaya speciality . A day for a resident of Meghalaya starts with a mouthful of khwai, which is betel nut with lime. Initially I had a good mind to do a post on betel nut, as I just could not find any vegetarian recipe. Fortunately when I was in Delhi the staff boy who is from North East helped me to do this recipe .
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Pukhlein
1 cup rice flour
1/2 cup jaggery
Water
Oil for deep drying
Dissolve the jaggery in water, strain this water.
Cook this to a thick syrup.
Let cool.
Add the rice flour and make a thick batter.
Make balls and pat them flat.
Deep fry to a golden.
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The basic was like malpuas, but with a vast difference in taste.Much later while browsing I realized that Puklein is also made in South, of course by a different name. Adhirasam. I have never made them, but while reading the recipes, I found them to be similar. I read about Puklein here, but on search one can’t find a recipe for the same.
Pukhlein is going to be the star dish today, coz i did the same too but mine came out flat, however since we dont have exact recipe its better to do anything than nothing na.
Your Pukhlein dish looks good Vaishali..wish we had a reference to make..
Another pukhlein recipe! Looks like it is pukhlein day. You were lucky to find a Megha native to help you with the recipe. Looks good.
There are a lot of Puklein today. Your version looks good.
Sounds delicious. BTW, is megh not cloud? Just checking. 🙂
Delicious and this one seems to be the dish of the day!
pukhlein is everywhere today!!! I also wanted to make it, but changed my mind!! looks simple and delicious..
lovely colour on the pukhlein.. looks so wonderful inside as well. would love to grab some
So it is raining pukhlein today. Your version looks yumm…
Pukhlein sound delicious.
seems to be the popular dish of the day. that last photo is so tempting
Star dish of the day! Nice presentation and the dish look good!
Perfectly made pukhleins,looks delicious…
Looks yum Vaishali How on earth did I miss this? Your pics look awesome.
Nicely presented and tempting sweet !
wow your pukhlein looks fabulous dear, I wud love to grab some right away !!