Monthly Archives: August 2014

NESFAS @ the NEAT Fest

What to expect: Great Food – The NESFAS stall will feature Indigenous food from Nongtraw, East Khasi Hills and our famous Millet Banana Cake with Sohiiong sauce. There will also be food stalls from West Khasi Hills and Bhutan. Useful … Continue reading

Posted in Urban Youth Farming Programme | Tagged | Comments Off on NESFAS @ the NEAT Fest

The Ark of Taste

The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods which is maintained and coordinated by the international Slow Food movement based in Bra, Italy. The Ark, like the Biblical Noah’s Ark, is designed to preserve at-risk foods … Continue reading

Posted in NEWS | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Ark of Taste

Carrot Rice with Caramelized Onions and Cashew nuts

Ingredients: Carrots- 2 Onions- 3 (2 chopped finely and 1 into rings) Rice- 250 Gms Oil- 2 tbsp Water- 400 ml Prep: • Wash the carrots and onions. • Grate the carrots finely and chop the onions finely and into … Continue reading

Posted in RECIPE | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Carrot Rice with Caramelized Onions and Cashew nuts

Stir-fried Potatoes with Green beans and Bacon

Ingredients: Potatoes- 350 Gms (Boiled and peeled) Beans- 250 Gms (Trimmed and blanched) Bacon- 100 Gms (Sliced into long strips and fried) Salt- 1tsp Pepper corns- 1 tsp (Grounded) Oil- 4tbsp Prep: • Wash the potatoes and boil them in … Continue reading

Posted in RECIPE | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Stir-fried Potatoes with Green beans and Bacon

The Kid’s Kitchen – Chapter II

The second edition of the Kid’s Kitchen Initiative – The Mawphlang Chapter, unfolded on 9th August 2014. On this day, the 11 boys of William Lewis Boys’ Home at Mawphlang who took part in the first class held on the … Continue reading

Posted in NEWS | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Kid’s Kitchen – Chapter II

Reviewing Livelihoods and Farming Practices

On August 7th 2014, NESFAS in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation) and the Agriculture Department, Government of Meghalaya, organized a field visit to Mawphlang, a village in the East … Continue reading

Posted in NEWS | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Reviewing Livelihoods and Farming Practices