TRIPURA RECIPES

1.Chikhvi

Ingredients:

• 500 gm bamboo shoots (peeled and chopped)
• 250 gm pork
• 150 gm jack fruits seed (soaked, peeled and halved)
• 150 gm green papaya
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 green chillies
• 2 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 cup of rice flour paste
• 10 fresh lemon leaves (chopped)

How to make:

1. Add baking soda in a pan full of water and boil for sometime.
2. Add all other ingredients, cover the lid and cook for 20-25 minutes.
3. Add fresh lemon leaved and cook uncovered for sometime more.
4. Serve hot with Plain rice.

2. Kaju Badam Tacos

Ingredients:

1 recipe badam barfi
1 recipe cashew barfi
2 tbsp broken cashewnuts (kaju)
a few drops yellow food colour
a few saffron (kesar) strands
2 to 3 pistachios, slivered

How to make:

1. Make the badam barfi and cahew barfi as mentioned in the respective recipes.
2. Divide the badam barfi into 8 equal portions and roll out each portion between 2 sheets of plastic into circles of 100 mm. (4") diameter. Keep aside.
3. Add the broken cashewnuts and yellow food colouring to the cahshew barfi and mix well. Divide into 8 equal portions and shape each portion into a cylinder 100 mm. (4") long and 25 mm. (1") thickness.
4. Place one cashew barfi cylinder in the centre of the badam barfi circle and fold over to form a semi circle like a taco.
5. Repeat for the remaining ingredients to make 7 more tacos.
6. Garnish with slivered pistachios and saffron and serve.