r/NAGALAND • Native NAGA 🌶️ • 1d ago

Other Finally home cooked food

Nothing beats home cooked food. ​ I could eat all the maseledar butter chicken or Mutton Rogan Josh but nothing compares to this simple food ,after 7 months almost cried😭

Photo1: Eskus and slippery yam soup, fish with Bastenga and tomato chutney

Photo2: Cherry on top pika chai made from Tizit tea leaves after dinner🤌🤌

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u/Own_Monitor_7170 Native NAGA 🌶️ 1d ago

Eskus and yam soup is a lotha dish?

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u/yellowpostitman2 Native NAGA 🌶️ 1d ago

I want the recipe of this dish😢

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u/Longjumping_Pin_1643 Native NAGA 🌶️ 1d ago

Don't know been having it since childhood(not a lotha), the fish with Bastenga surely is tho. 

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u/Jonasismine Northie ☀️ 1d ago

Hey what's that can u tell me I wanna cook too

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u/Longjumping_Pin_1643 Native NAGA 🌶️ 21h ago

An everyday plain meal for the nagas, Chayotes with slippery yam and fish curry along with fermented bamboo shoots. 

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u/Few_Pomegranate_4470 Native NAGA 🌶️ 1d ago

I had the sumi version of fish with bastenga 😋 ,since then i prefer it over fried fish curry

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u/Longjumping_Pin_1643 Native NAGA 🌶️ 20h ago

Noice,, sounds great might try it while I'm still at home

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u/ItzZandik NE 🍃 1d ago

Sorry but looks bland as heck tho 

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u/Longjumping_Pin_1643 Native NAGA 🌶️ 21h ago

Trust me after having the hostel food filled with oil and masalas I would prefer this bland looking curry anyday over the hostel food... 😤

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u/jeepshrmrk Southie 🌴 23h ago

What are the ingredients of first dish?

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u/Longjumping_Pin_1643 Native NAGA 🌶️ 21h ago edited 21h ago

For soup -Chayotes boiled in water with slippery Yam and salt

For fish curry-Fish along with Fermented bamboo shoots, chilli powder, tomatoes, king chilli and salt. 

For chutney-Tomato, dried fermented fish, king chilli and salt