Have you had your rice today? Yes, I am asking have you had your rice today? No no please donot feel surprise when I am asking about rice instead of lunch or dinner. We Assamese ask 'bhat khala?' which means 'have you had your rice ?' instead of 'have you had lunch?' or 'have you had dinner?' This proves how rice is a part and parcel of our day to day life. Rice is the main ingredient as well as the main dish of Assamese cuisine. Rice is cultivated in Assam but it is not sufficient to fulfill the hunger of entire Assam. Rice is exported from other parts of India also. But some particular rice are grown in Assam alone such as sticky rice (bora chawl), aromatic rice (joha chawl) etc. Plain rice: In everyday cooking, Assamese people likes to eat plain rice or boiled rice. Boiled rice is served basically with sour fish curries which are Assamese peoples' favourite dish. Rice is also served with lentils or different dals and veget
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