Bora saul explained
Bora saul is a variety of glutinous rice found in Assam, India. It has an important role in Assam and for indigenous Assamese.[1] [2] During traditional occasions like Bihu, this variety of rice is eaten with served with doi (curd), gur (jaggery) and cream.[3]
Bora saul is different from the rice consumed in mainland India and is more aligned with the type of sticky rice consumed in Southeast Asian cuisine. One variation of bora saul is kola (black) bora saul, or black sticky rice.[4]
Bora saul is used in various other Assamese dishes, such as jolpan (snacks) and Pitha (rice cake or pancake).[5] [6] Boiled bora saul is served as jolpan with curd or milk, jaggery or sugar.[7] Soaked and ground bora saul is used in preparing pitha.[8]
Some local Assamese entrepreneurs are also experimenting with using bora saul to create commercially available rice-based alcoholic brews.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018-08-11. 'The rice that needs no cooking': magic rice variety from Assam gets GI tag. 2021-04-06. The Indian Express. en.
- Web site: Bhuyan. Avantika. 2019-05-25. Home is where the iftaar is. 2021-04-06. mint. en.
- Web site: Magh Bihu Delicacies : This is how Assamese people celebrates Magh Bihu. 12 January 2019 . 2021-04-06. en-US.
- News: Borah. Prabalika. January 2018. Black, sticky, and deliciously local. The Hindu.
- Web site: February 2021. Sticky Rice Pudding Recipe: How to make Sticky Rice Pudding Recipe at Home. 2021-04-06. recipes.timesofindia.com. en.
- Web site: Borthakur. Pritisha. 2021-01-13. The many kinds of pitha, laru and jolpaan to feast on this Magh Bihu. 2021-04-06. EastMojo. en-US.
- Book: Priyanka, Rastogi. Early Sunrise, Early Sunset. Partridge Publishing India. 2019.
- Web site: 2016-04-17. 5 facts you ought to know about the Assamese Rice Cake. 2021-04-06. thenortheasttoday.com. en-IN.
- Web site: 2018-08-27. Assam's rice-based heritage brews to hit the markets in new avatars. 2021-04-06. Hindustan Times. en.
