When Bhags announced her RCI - India NorthEast, I decided to make at least one dish for every state. Bhags said that though Assam also is the part of the beautiful North East India, Priya is hosting RCI- Assam in October so we can cook Assamese food that time. As days went by, I came to know that my resolution of cooking for every state was rather too ambitious. I could not find the recipes or if I find the recipes, I couldn't find the ingredients. . I kept doing my research, but I just couldn't find any recipe for Mizoram.
So I was about to give up and then my dear friend Asha, emailed me few recipes. Thanks so much Asha and also to her son, who typed them. Thanks friend, because of you, I could celebrate the cuisine of each state from North-East India. Also, thanks to Bhags who came up with this idea of North-East India. It gave me some insight into the culture and cuisine of this region.
I must admit, I selected the simplest recipe from the recipes Asha sent!:-D
I made this chutney on a small quantity but it was a hit. Though ginger added a different flavor, it reminded us of Mexican salsa since it had roasted chillies & onions. I also added some green onion leaves just for garnish.
Thanks to Jerusha for sharing the right spelling. It is Hamrcha Rawt & not Marcha Rot that I had written. Thanks, Jerusha!!
Here's Asha's recipe that she sent me from her North-East India Cookbook.
Hmarcha Rawt
Chili Chutney from Mizoram
In Asha's words -1. Roast 500gm Green or red chillies on the tawa until blackened slightly.
2.Cool and grind this to a coarse paste with salt.
3. Mix this with 2 finely chopped raw onions, 1" grated ginger. Mix well and store.
Note -
Red Chillies should be roasted and soaked in little water for 10mins and drain all the water before grinding since they don't have water like green chillies.
Region - Mizoram
Recipe Source - Asha's North-East Cookbook
Special Thanks to - Asha of Foodie's hope & Aroma Hope
This post is my contribution to RCI:North East India by Bhags at Crazy Curry.
Regional cuisines of India (RCI) event is started by Lakshmi of Veggie Cuisine
12 comments:
You have made so much dishe from there , i feel now really bad that till now i have not even posted one.
Good stuff...
It's so much of a credit to write about recipes in remote part of india such as mizoram especially when you are sitting in the US....
Keep blogging....
Looks absolutely gorgeous, must be fiery hot, huh?:)
Glad you made it to RCI, one dish from every region is a great contribution. Good job.
You are very welcome. I had made a similar Kannadiga chutney for K'taka RCI without the addition fresh onion and ginger of course, will try this at home.
Have a wonderful weekend, got to take the kids for routine eye tests now. See you Monday!:)
Happy Cook:
Oh, please don't feel bad. I just happened to find the recipes/or Asha sent it. Thanks.
Foodiefriend:
Thanks so much for your sweet words. but for RCi- Northeast, all the recipe are borrowed from the net. So all I did was I took the pictures!:-)
Asha:
It's beacuse of you I could make all the dishes from all the regions of North East India. A big thank you & hugs to u.
Hey, you know what, in Maharashtra too we make fiery chutney with chilies and salt called Mirchicha Thecha!
Have a wonderful weekend, dear!
Gal u have made so many dishes yaar, great job. Chutney looks awesome, yummmmm!!!!
OMG, look at the fiery color! Must have tasted so delicious and spicy! You're really great, Meera that you are covering every state for the event. Have a great weekend.
Meera... nice entry for the RCI.. u have made so manyt things.. I have made even one hehhe:P
Hey I have something for u in my small blog... check it out.... buddy :)
I bet this chutney will taste great with momos too! Did you grind the onion with the roasted chilli ?
Cute :-) You spell that 'Hmarcha rawt' but when you say it, it sounds more or less like the way you've spelt it so that's fine! Next time you need a recipe from Mizoram, lemme know!
meera, you are simply rocking..one from each state..thats really a lovely thing to do...
But Taking pictures too counts....
good to have such a dynamic enthusiasm....
I'm new to blogging so I'm overwhelmed with the activities you people do....Feeling great!
Madhavi:
Thanks for your encouragement.
Uma:
I meant to make dishes from India North East from a long time. This event just gave me the momentum.
:-D
Shubha Ravikoti:
Thanks so much for kind words. I just visited your wonderful blog. I love it. & I feel honored to get an award from you.
Delhibelle:
No. I did not grind the onions. I just followed the recipe and added raw chopped onions and mixed them with the chutney.
Jerusha:
Thanks so much for letting me know the real way to write it. I will update my post. You are so sweet to share your recipes. I may really take that offer!!:-D
Srivalli:
Thanks so much for your encouragement.
FoodieFriend:
Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging. I too felt overwhelmed when I started blogging. I suggest you can register your blog at Taste of India, so all the friends will be able to read your blog. Happy Blogging.
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