Bus Station INDIAN THALI Breakfast + Entering Kaziranga NP | Jakhalabandha, Assam, India
I am so glad that I made the trip to the states of Assam and Meghalaya in northeast India in March of 2019. While I had visited many areas of India over the previous year, I had never explored this region. This part of the country was like a whole other world! The people, culture, landscapes, and food are all totally different from other parts of India. Come along with me as I explore the wonders of northeast India!
After my first and only full day in Tezpur, I got up early the next morning and met with my new friend Honey from Wild Grass Lodge in Kaziranga National Park, which was my next stop on my epic trip through northeast India. I couldn’t wait to go there and see some animals! But before I headed off to the park, I needed to get some breakfast!
Honey would be taking me to Kaziranga National Park, and along the way is a bus station that is near a strip of restaurants that are famous for their breakfasts. I wanted to have its thali breakfast, so we set off for the bus station! Along the way, Honey told me about a local bridge and the Ahom Dynasty, which used to rule this area. The ride there was super bumpy, though!
We arrived in Jakhalabandha and found the Maharaja Hotel. This area is known for its veg food, so this would be a straight veg thali with seven items. I couldn’t wait!
I started with some super hot chai, which was creamy and milky and contained lots of ginger. Then it was time for the thali! This was my first breakfast thali ever. The place was super busy and everyone was watching me film!
The thali contained puris, gobi aloo matar, paneer bhurji, paneer masala, kheer, dal fry, and a spicy pickle. I started with the puri and dal fry. The dal fry was a thick dal mash. It was a little spicy and contained tomato and onion. I loved it!
Next was the paneer masala, which was a delicious cottage cheese curry. It contained big chunks of paneer. It didn’t have too strong of a flavor and was very light. Then I went with the paneer bhurji, a dish I’d had many times before. It’s similar to scrambled eggs and contains tomatoes, onions, and chilies. This one was very crispy and oily. It was so good!
Then I mixed some paneer masala, paneer bhurji, and dal fry on a puri. There were so many amazing textures! Then I tried the gobi aloo matar, potato and tomato dish with peas. It was like a potato salad with masala and herbs. Then I added some of the pickle, which was pungent but not too spicy at first but snuck on me later.
The kheer is like a sweet, milky rice pudding with coconut and was a great way to end the meal!
Then they brought us a potato samosa. It was fresh out the fryer and contained lots of steaming potato mash, masala, and peppers. It was crunchy and flaky and is a lot like an empanada.
This was one of my favorite breakfasts ever! I couldn’t get enough of it! It only cost 250 rupees/$3.56 U.S. for the whole thing.
There were lots of similar restaurants in the area, which serve people passing through this bus route.
Then we hit the road again for another hour. Along the way, we saw rice fields along the road, which was in much better shape than the one we took from Tezpur to Jakhalabandha! I found out that animals frequently cross this road and that there are more tigers in the park than I was initially told!
The park is the only place where you can see the one-horned rhino, as well as lots of other animals. I spotted some rhinos from the car and had to get out to see them. I could see six adults and a calf, as well as a monkey who kept looking at me!
Then we came across a kid riding an Asian elephant, followed by a lot more! Even though they were domesticated, it was incredible to see them. They were beautiful! I even got to touch one! Because I took photos, I tipped the guys riding them.
We arrived at Wild Grass Resort and followed a rocky, narrow path to a building with German-style architecture. I saw the dining hall and the old building I’d be staying at. It felt like a mansion that had been converted into a hotel. The room had two twin beds and felt like a cottage. I couldn’t wait to sleep there!
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Bus Station INDIAN THALI Breakfast + Entering Kaziranga NP | Jakhalabandha, Assam, India
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