Unique Nagas and the inimitable Naga dishes
Eastern Mirror with its feature ‘Good morning Nagaland’ aims to highlight all the important traditional dishes that distinct every tribe of Nagaland through their unique ways of cooking.
‘Good morning Nagaland’ also plans to highlight the different dishes of people other than Nagas who are settled in Nagaland. Furthermore ‘Good morning Nagaland’ will wrap up various unique recipes from local restaurants.
Recipes of various hot and delicious dishes are coming your way so grab you seat belts to an adventurous journey with ‘Good Morning Nagaland’ and expertise yourself in the food culture of Nagaland. With some exceptions the general and most common recipe of all tribes traditional dishes are being provided.
Featuring in todays editon is one of the common dishes of the Chakhesang Naga Tribe of which they are recognized as a tribe.
Diverse dishes of Nagaland, one of the most important ‘attractions’ for the growing number of visitors….
THÜVÜ GAPHA- Chakhesang Special Dish
Rachel Ciikhamu
is an arts student doing 6th semester at Eastern Christian College, Dimapur. She had attended several cooking and baking training, her area of interest in cooking is naga and Chinese dishes..
Chicken with Grounded Rice: (THÜVÜ GAPHA)
INGREDIENTS:
1. 1kg Chicken cut into desired pieces
2. Salt to taste
3. 7/8 cloves of garlic, 100 grams of ginger grounded
4. Black peppercorns (grounded, small amount)
5. Water around 1 ½ liters
6. 10 grams of green chillies
7. Local grounded rice 1 ½ small cup
METHOD
Boil the chicken for around 20-25 minutes at 1 ½ liter water, then take out the meat and place it in a bowel later, put the local grounded rice and stir continuously for at least 5-7 minutes (till it thickens). Now add the needed ingredients, salt, black peppercorn, garlic, ginger and 10 grams of green chilli. Cook for five minutes add the chicken and cook for another 20 minutes.
