Health conscious and dare to explore? Head for North East Flavours

Want to try some fresh fish from a river in the hills of Nagaland topped with aromatic herbs Or maybe a chicken curry cooked in Tripura style with natural herbs and sour tomatoes Else what about some Bai a seasonal vegetable stew with organic natural herbs and spices from MizoramIf you want to try these and more dont wait head straight to North East Flavours a newlyopened restaurant in the national capitals Green Park Extension serving the exotic and nutritious cuisine of all eight northeastern states Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim and TripuraThe fare on offer at North East Flavours is a veritable cornucopia of the best that the hills and vales of the region has to offer While there is Ngatok from Arunachal Pradesh which is fish cooked with indigenous exotic and aromatic herbs there is Aksol Dol from Assam which is chicken curry with yam leaves and organic herbsThe signature dish from Nagaland is the Wokoso RhuchiiRhuchak pork cooked with fermented organic bamboo shoot stem and aromatic herbsNorth East Flavours is an attempt to promote and showcase northeastern cuisine and soft power skills to the world at large Bill Lotha owner of the restaurant and a passionate chef himself told IANSI personally believe that northeastern cuisine is comparable with the best in the world and this venture is aimed at bringing the wondrous flavours of the northeast together at one placeLotha who hails from Nagaland said that the dishes offered by the restaurant are almost oilfree and without any Indian masalas keeping health consciousness in mindWith cardiovascular diseases and diabetes on the rise in India people should trim down on oil potatoes masala and sugar he said adding that the concept of health food has largely been unexplored in IndiaPeople talk about organic fruits and vegetables but very few people know the technique of cooking such organic produce We are providing organic food solutions for perfect healthAs an example Lotha said that wheatgrass is used in northeast cooking apart from jungle herbs and leaves Wheatgrass contains multivitamins and nutrients he pointed outOne may find the dishes served in North East Flavours similar to Oriental cuisine but Lotha says that is not the caseIn Oriental food a lot of ajinomoto is used But we dont do that Instead we put three to four herbs in each of our dishes which are highly highly nutritious he explainedStating that the chefs in the restaurant have been selected from each of the northeastern states Lotha added Some of them have worked in Delhi including in fivestar hotels But we sent them back to the northeast to relearn and refine their skills in cooking authentic and indigenous northeastern dishesHence you will find dishes like Wahsiwett from Arunachal Pradesh chicken pieces with herbs and hot chilli bound in jungle leaf and roasted Dhoneihong from Meghalaya pork cooked with blackbrown sesame paste and aromatic herbs Aloo Tama from Sikkim potato and bamboo shoot gently cooked with exotic local herbs and Nga Thongba from Manipur fish curry cooked with spring onion lemon flavours and herbsThese are but some samples on offer but a look at the menu will show the wide range of delicious dishes availableSo what are the future plansRight now we have got proposals from Kolkata and Mumbai If we manage to open in these two places we will try to open in other major metros in India and offer our healthy fare to all those who are health conscious Lotha statedFAQsWhat North East FlavoursWhere Green Park ExtensionTimings 1130 am to 1130 pmMeal for two Approx Rs 1200