10 Souring Agents in Assamese Cuisine

Souring agent is very important in Assamese cuisine. As Assamese people like to eat masor tenga or sour fish curry, it is very important to make the curry sour by using different souring agents available in this region.

Following are 10 souring agents used in Assamese cuisine to make different tasty recipes including masor tenga.

1. Ou tenga(ঔ টেঙা) :

English name: Elephant apple

Scientific name : Dillenia indica

Elephant apple

Cook with Elephant apple : Fish Curry with elephant apple

2. Modhuxulung(মধুসোলেং) :
English name :
Scientific name : Polygonum microcephalum

Modhuxulung

Cook with modhuxulung : Modhuxulung chutney

3. Tomatoes(bilahi/বিলাহী) :
There are many varieties of tomatoes used in Assamese cuisine.
Kon bilahi(কণ বিলাহী) :
English name : Cheery tomato
Scientific name : Solanum lycopersicum var
Mirika bilahi(মিৰিকা বিলাহী) :
English name : Grape tomato
Scientific name :

Tomatoes

Cook with tomato : Fish curry with potato and tomato

4. Thekera(থেকেৰা) :

Thekera is a wonder fruit found in Assam. There are three different types of thekera found in this region.

Sun dried thekera pieces

Cook with sun dried thekera : Fish curry with thekera

• Bor thekera(বৰ থেকেৰা) :
Scientific name : Garcinia pedunculata

Bor thekera

Cook with bor thekera : Thekera chutney

• Rupohi thekera(ৰূপহী থেকেৰা)
Scientific name : Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb

Rupohi thekera

Cook with rupohi there's : Rupohi thekera pickle

• Kuji thekera(কুজী থেকেৰা) :
Scientific name : Garcinia kydia

Kuji thekera

5. Kaji nemu(কাজী নেমু)
English name : Assam lemon
Scientific name : Citrus limon

Kaji nemu

6. Kordoi(কৰদৈ)
English name : Star fruit
Scientific name : Averrhoa carambola

Cook with star fruit : Toasted startfruit

7. Kesa aam(কেচা আম)
English name : Raw mango
Scientific name : Mangifera indica

Raw mango

Cook with raw mango : Mango pickle

8. Bogori(বগৰী) :
English name : Jujube
Scientific name : Zizyphus jujuba

Jujube

9. Jolphai(জলফাই) :
English name : Indian olive
Scientific name : Elaeocarpus serratus L.

Indian olive

10. Noga tenga(নগা টেঙা) :
Scientific name : Rhus srmialata

Noga tenga

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Manas Bharadwaj.March 13, 2021 at 1:27 AM
you left মিৰিকা টেঙা ৷
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MridulMarch 25, 2021 at 5:44 AM
Omora
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UnknownJune 28, 2021 at 12:30 AM
Koroza tenga is not mentioned

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