In conversation with Yimsola

Unique Nagas and the inimitable Naga dishes Kidney beans also known as Rajma in Hindi and Kholar in Nagamese is considered as one of the most common dish of Yimchunger Nagas. Kholar can be cooked both in vegetarian and non-vegetarian style. In today’s ‘Good Morning Nagaland’, Yimsola shares few Yimchunger style of cooking Kholar. 1. Fried Kholar Ingredients: Onion Green Chilli Turmeric Ginger garlic paste Tomato Oil Salt to taste Coriander Procedures: Boil the soaked kholar with just water and salt in a pot or pressure cooker till finely cooked. Heat oil and fry the sliced onion and green chilli with turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste Then put the drained dry Kholar into the frying pan and cook for few minutes. Then put crushed tomatoes and chilli powder into the curry and pour water as per the requirement. Finally taste the salt and put fresh coriander for better taste. Procedures: Boil the soaked kholar with just water and salt in a pot or pressure cooker till finely cooked. Heat oil and fry the sliced onion and green chilli with turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste Then put the drained dry Kholar into the frying pan and cook for few minutes. Then put crushed tomatoes and chilli powder into the curry and pour water as per the requirement. Finally taste the salt and put fresh coriander for better taste. Cook the soaked Kholar in a pot or pressure cooker with salt till its perfectly cooked and drain the water. Then add the sliced onion, green Chilli, tomato and fresh Coriander together. The Kholar is ready to serve 3. Boiled Kholar with dry pork Ingredients: Dry Pork Green Chilli Tomato Coriander Salt to taste Black Pepper Procedures: Boil the soaked kholar with just water and salt in a pot or pressure cooker till finely cooked. Open the lid and put dry pork, tomato, chilli and cook for few minutes Then pour black pepper and coriander for better taste. And its ready to serve