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Dao Gogra.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Dao Gogra is a place where the Chickens are kept. Bodos have a tradition of raising domesticated Chickens for commercial purpose as well as for meat and eggs.
kharwi sotha.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
खारै सथा (kharwi sotha) is an organic alkali made from  the rhizome and mature pseudostem of banana. The best suitable banana for this preparation is खारै सथा is a seeded banana plant.
Pitha.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
Rice cake is prepared from rice-flour with some ingredients such as sesame, fresh coconut powder, sugar, jaggery, etc. It is steamed with the help of a long necked-pot. It is usually prepared during festivals; but some people have commercialized it.
pithaa.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
Rice cake is one of several different kinds of traditional cakes. It is made with the help of steam by placing the rice flour and other ingredients on top of a long necked pot. Among ingredients are sesame, sugar, ginger, coconut powder, etc.
narjee oma.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Pork is the most favoured protein among the Bodos. There are multiple ways of preparing it. One famous dish is pork with Narzi. The dish is slightly bitter in taste and is consumed with rice.
mwita oma.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Mwita Oma is a Bodo traditional food. It is basically a dish prepared with Roselle leaves and pork. It is believed to be the most popular dish among the Bodo culture. The ingredients involved in this dish are very plan and simple.
Oma Gwran.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
Oma gwran is a traditional delicacy of the Bodo tribe.
phathwi.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Flora and Fauna, People, Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
Phathwi (फाथै) is a betel leaf. The betel leaf has important values in Boro culture. A pair of Phathwi is always set with Arecanut while offering to the God.
Jou maonai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Jou maonai or brewing rice beer is a common traditional practice since time immemorial. Jou is one of the traditional drinks of the Bodo people. It is served in different festivals and occasions to entertain the people.
IMG-6301.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Onla (Bodo word) is one of the bodo cuisines made from rice flour, khardwi (alkali) and species. Onla can sometimes be made by just adding chicken, pork or fish without adding any herbs or vegetables.
IMG_3217.JPG
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food
Summary
Silkworm is one of the favourite delicacies of Bodo people and they reared silkworm (endiemphou and mugalatha) in most of the households of Bodo community.
Jwo maonai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Distillation of Rice Beer.