Want to try authentic Assamese food? Head to this restaurant in Mumbai

Jika Maas (fish and ridge gourd)

Starting today, if you visit The Bombay Canteen during the next two weeks, you will spot the tables decked with Assamese Gamusa (a cloth piece), Jaapi (farmers' hats) and dhaan (dried rice bundles) along with a menu offering Rongali Bihu specials to celebrate the state's spring harvest festival. Executive chef Thomas Zacharias has collaborated with home chef Gitika Saikia, known for creating an identity for Northeast cuisine in the city, for the menu.

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Gitika Saikia

You can either go a la carte for lunch and dinner or enjoy the Vegetarian Anja (Rs 1,800 plus taxes for two persons; pre-book a day in advance), featuring 11 dishes, and meat and fish fare at additional cost.

Start with Ghila Pitha (rice and jaggery cakes served with black tea), followed by Rongalau Aag Kothal Guti (tender pumpkin leaves curry with jackfruit seeds) and Bengena Til Pitika (brinjal and black sesame mash). Relish Bora Saul (sticky rice) with Guti Alu Tita Phool (Assamese baby potatoes with bitter flowers) and Koldil Sana Bhaj (banana blossom with black chana). Non-vegetarians can indulge in Jika Maas (fish and ridge gourd) and Kothal Gabori (pork with jackfruit).