Assamese khar with papaya recipe for four
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This Assamese-inspired khar serves four as a mild first course with rice. It uses food-grade baking soda as an accessible substitute for traditional khar water.
Ingredients
Basmati rice
for serving
2 cups
Green papaya
peeled and cubed
1 medium
Split yellow moong dal
3/4 cup
Mustard oil
2 tablespoons
Bay leaves
2
Fresh ginger
sliced
1 tablespoon
Fresh green chiles
slit
2
Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon
Kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons
Fresh cilantro
chopped
1/4 cup
Lemon
1
How to make it
- Dry-toast moong dal in a pot until fragrant, then rinse. 2. Add dal, papaya, bay leaves, ginger, green chiles, salt, and 5 cups water; simmer until papaya and dal are soft. 3. Stir in baking soda and cook 2 minutes more; the broth will turn slightly silky. 4. Heat mustard oil until hot and stir it into the khar. 5. Cook rice according to package directions. 6. Finish khar with cilantro and a squeeze of lemon, then serve with rice.
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This Assamese-inspired khar serves four as a mild first course with rice. It uses food-grade baking soda as an accessible substitute for traditional khar water.
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Yes. There are 1 short steps after the ingredient list, starting with: Dry-toast moong dal in a pot until fragrant, then rinse. 2. Add dal, papaya, bay leaves, ginger, green chiles, salt, and 5 cups water; simmer until papaya and dal are soft. 3. Stir in baking soda and cook 2 minutes more; the broth will turn slightl…
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