Onla khari
Onla khari, from above
Non vegAssam

Onla khari

Chicken in a ground rice gravy with khar. A Bodo classic.

50 minTime
25 gProtein each
mildSpice
Rice thickened1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayKhar from banana ash and roasted rice.
The original
283kcalsame
25 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
50minutessame

Onla khari as Bodo homes make it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)500 g
Rice⅓ cup, roasted and powdered
Ginger2.5 cm
Garlic5 cloves
Green chilli3
Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)a pinch, or khar
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Mustard oil1 tbsp
Water3¼ cups
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Dry roast rice until golden and powder.
  2. 2Fry chicken with ginger, garlic and chilli in mustard oil; add turmeric.
  3. 3Add water, salt and khar; simmer until the chicken is cooked through and no pink remains.
  4. 4Whisk in the rice powder and simmer until thick.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a bowl with steamed rice and a fiery chutney.

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What goes with Onla khari: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Aloo pitika25 min
On the side Bengena pitika20 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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