Chef Gautam Thakuria Presents Northeast's Cuisines in London

LONDON: The Nehru House located in London organised an event called The 8 Sisters Meet. The event was organised by the High Commission of India in London and supported by the Women of North East Support Network. It was inaugurated on October 10 and will continue till October 14.

Chef Gautam Thakuria has curated a special menu for the event. Although a majority of items are from Assam, the menu included dishes from neighbouring Nagaland and Manipur as well.

The tasting session was kicked off with a traditional cooler. The thekera and pudina mojito was a perfect drink to start off the event. For starters, there was a crunchy dalir bor from Assam. And as a condiment, there was alu-koni pitika and cherry tomato chutney.

The guests had several options for the main course to go with steamed rice. Nagamese Lamb Stew, Magur maasor logot dali (catfish with lentils), Kaoi maasor xoite omora tenga (Assamese sour fish curry), Manipuri candied black sesame chicken, Paror mankhor jhol (Pegion curry), Kafulor logot xoru guti alu (banana flower and baby potato fry), Haahor mankhor logot kumura (Duck curry), mati maahor dalir xoite ou tenga (black lentils with elephat apples) and Poita bhat aru pura goroi maas pitika (fermented rice with mashed roast fish).

Payokh (traditional rice pudding) and poka kolor pitha (ripe banana pancakes) were on the dessert menu of the event.

"I prepared more than 14 unique, flavorful dishes from different parts of this region and tried to upgrade our cuisine to the next level for platting and global taste buds," mentioned Chef Gautam Thakuria in a social media post.

Educated in the culinary arts from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Guwahati, he now works as the Head Chef in a London-based eatery named Bayleaf. He worked in multiple major hotels and resorts in India before shifting to London.

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