Assam lies settled in the far north-east corner of the Indian subcontinent. A nation favored with adequate normal assets, the territory of Assam likewise has a plenty of choices as far as picking their center food sources. Banana or kol, as named in Assamese, has many assortments accessible in many areas of the planet. They develop especially well in tropical nations. It is found bounteously in the territory of Assam and individuals have been utilizing the foods grown from the ground plant parts in their cooking since days of yore. Be that as it may, in any case, a definite survey on its purposes and significance and rising fame in ethnic delights has not yet been reported well. This paper endeavors to unite the well known banana-based recipes of Assam state and its utilization in regular strict functions by individuals of this local area. It has age-old recipes utilized regularly in Assamese families and elucidating examination of their microbial and biochemical variety. It intends to bring to the front the rising notoriety of these ethnic dishes among current populace and is an endeavor to restore these dishes and carry them into the standard Indian ethnic cooking. As an ever increasing number of individuals become mindful of ethnic cooking, it builds a worldwide network in view of trade of such data from less popular sources. The significance and meaning of recording these less popular recipes of Indian Assamese food is an endeavor to keep it important and take it to a more extensive crowd who are keen to such oriental dishes. It is likewise about time a strategy structure is worked upon by separate legislature of state and the middle for the genuine acknowledgment and supportability of such ethnic cuisine.
There are more than 1000 unique assortments of bananas becoming all over the planet, partitioned into 50 gatherings. Some are sweet, similar to the Cavendish assortment, which is the most well-known and most generally exported.It is named after Musa Cavendishii and was first developed at Chatsworth House in the UK in 1830. This assortment of banana is as of now under danger from a sickness called Sigatoka, which has decreased banana yields by 40% each year.There’s a touch of disarray encompassing bananas. Certain individuals consider this famous brilliant natural product a sound decision while others keep away from it, in the wake of seeing it on Internet arrangements of “5 Worst Foods.” Unfavorable cases recommend that bananas cause weight gain and obstruction. An article from 1917 distributed in the Journal of the American Medical Association safeguarded the healthy benefit of bananas, refering to supposed convictions during that time: “The banana is a reason for heartburn and a tricky dietary part… ” [1]The logical name for banana is Musa, from the Musaceae group of blooming tropical plants, which unmistakably grandstands the banana organic product bunched at the highest point of the plant. The gentle tasting and illness safe Cavendish type is the fundamental assortment sold in the U.S. also, Europe. In spite of some regrettable consideration, bananas are nutritious and may try and convey the title of the first “superfood,” embraced by the American Medical Association in the mid twentieth hundred years as a wellbeing nourishment for youngsters and a therapy for celiac illness.Banana as a natural product has large number of medical advantages.
It has been a typical act of nutritionists and doctors to suggest banana in one’s normal dietary plans [1]. Be that as it may, what is less popular is its plant-based utility in ethnic dishes of numerous Indian states. The herbaceous plants under family Musa are usually called as banana. The storage compartment is really a pseudo stem are called ‘bogus stem’. It is one of the most established developed plants of the world and harbors numerous restorative purposes. All pieces of the banana plant are broadly utilized in the Assamese people group of Northeast India. Locally it is known as ‘bhimkol’ or ‘athiyakol’. They use it in arrangement of ethnic dishes like Khar to meat and fish-based dishes which are native to the local area. As a tropical organic product, banana plant develops richly across the territory of Assam. Its simple accessibility and high nutritious substance have made it a typical family fixing among individuals of Assamese people group. The fundamental readiness of each dish including the utilization of banana or any of its consumable plant part shifts from one clan to another inside the territory of Assam. Since exceptionally less recorded information is accessible on such dishes, each family sets it up in their own extraordinary manner yet there is almost no variety in the center fixings [2].The microbial variety and biochemical substance of these ethnic dishes in light of bananas have not been contemplated generally. Antibacterial action of banana strip has been archived in specific examinations alongside their phytochemical investigation yet logical approval is as yet an issue in such cases. Portrayal of ‘wild banana’ in logical writing has gradually picked up more speed as of late [5]. Banana strip and portions of the natural product are an extraordinary wellspring of cell reinforcements and contain high measure of polyphenols, flavonoids, phenolics, catecholines and numerous other significant phytochemicals. Many sorts of phytosterols have likewise been accounted for in banana which incorporates stigmasterol and sitosterol to give some examples. Most pieces of the plant have likewise been accounted for to have restorative qualities by and large.
