Wednesday 30 November 2011

Babori Xaak aru Haah Koni




Babori xaak : Chrysanthemum coronarium (Crown daisy)
Assamese terminology :
1. Xaak : herb, leafy vegetable
2. Haah koni : egg of duck
3. Aru : and




Babori xaak is a very popular edible herb in Assam. During  Bhogali Bihu, in the month of January, the most common preparation  of this xaak is "Babori xaak with haah-koni". Apart from the taste, this herb has several medicinal values as well.
Ingredients:


500 gm Babori xaak, cleaned and chopped.


1 tbsp mustard oil
1 clove of garlic (panchfuran can be used if you find the flavour of garlic too strong)
Chilly and salt to taste
2 duck eggs
          Method : 




                                               Heat oil and saute crushed garlic and a chilly.




                                    Put in the chopped xaak, salt and cook covered on low heat till done.




                                  Break the eggs and pour in stirring all the while till well blended. 



Babori xaak with haahor koni is ready to serve. 

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11 comments:

  1. Sandhya4 December 2011 at 23:13

    The pictures are so colourful! The leaves look like coriander leaves, but I know it is not!

    Anyway, learnt a new recipe. Might try it one day, Thank you, Ruprekha!

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  2. Shilpa Garg5 December 2011 at 04:22

    Nutritious and healthy! I wonder what is it called in Hindi/English! Google wasn't helpful! :)

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  3. Ruprekha12 December 2011 at 12:15

    @ Sandhya :
    Thanks a lot for checking Sandhya.

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  4. Ruprekha12 December 2011 at 12:18

    @ Shilpa :
    In English it's called the 'Crown Daisy', has lovely flowers.

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  5. Jack13 December 2011 at 01:20

    Ruprekha,

    I will have to taste it first to say anything.

    Take care

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  6. Ramakrishnan17 December 2011 at 19:48

    Babori Xaak aru Haah Koni - sounds so exotic. I am sure it tastes fabulous too

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  7. Ruprekha17 December 2011 at 20:18

    @ R.Ramakrishnan :
    Yes it does taste fabulous. There are so many exotic herbs and vegetables in this part of the country where I live. I'm trying to find out one by one, cook, taste and share it here on my space.

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  8. Ruprekha17 December 2011 at 20:24

    @ Jack :
    Thanks for visiting.
    I too hadn't tasted it before, but my quest for facts about indigenous herbs and vegetables led me to some exotic findings over the years. Would love to share more on this space.

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  9. P.N. Subramanian19 January 2012 at 21:10

    I can go with it. The period is also appropriate.

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  10. Anonymous27 July 2014 at 07:25

    Ummmm - mazing !!...I wish I could join you in your research... it takes a lot to make such eclectic presentation as evident on your blog. Myself is a BIG Foodie as well

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