Bowl of sour fish curry with vegetables and a red-brown broth.

Assamese Masor Tenga

India · South Asia

Short description
This fish curry is light, tart, and cleaner-tasting than richer gravies.
Ingredients
Fish simmered in a light tart broth with tomato or sour fruit, mustard oil, turmeric, fenugreek seed, green chile, and herbs.
Cultural note
Its sourness is often seasonal, built from local fruits, greens, or tomato rather than heavy cream or nut paste.
Common misconception
It is not meant to be a thick restaurant curry; the broth is usually light and tangy.

image credit

Fish tenga 2.jpg

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Anindita Hazarika156
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audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
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OpenAI API Text to Speech
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AI-generated voice audio.