Bora saul is a variety ofglutinous rice found inAssam, India. It has an important role in festivals of Assam.[1][2] During traditional occasions likeBihu, this variety of rice is eaten with served with doi (curd), gur (jaggery) and cream.[3]
Bora saul is different from the rice consumed in mainland India and is more aligned with the type of sticky rice consumed inSoutheast Asian cuisine. One variation of bora saul is kola (black) bora saul, or black sticky rice.[4]
Bora saul is used in various other Assamese dishes, such asjolpan (snacks) andpitha (rice cakes orpancakes).[5][6] Boiled bora saul is served as jolpan with curd ormilk, jaggery orsugar.[7] Soaked and ground bora saul is used in preparing pitha.[6][8]
Some local Assamese entrepreneurs are also experimenting with using bora saul to create commercially available rice-based alcoholic brews.[9]
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