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Delicacies of the North East with Gitika’s Pakghor

Home cook Gitika Saikia will cater an Assamese repast of sticky rice, potato mash and scrambled eggs; elephant apple and pork stir fry; and river fish curry.

Scroll Staff
Sep 17, 2016 · 05:40 pm
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