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'''Bora saul''' is a variety of [[glutinous rice]] found in [[Assam]], India. It has an important role in Assam and for [[Assamese people|Indigenous Assamese]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-11|title=‘The rice that needs no cooking’: magic rice variety from Assam gets GI tag|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/the-rice-that-needs-no-cooking-magic-rice-variety-from-assam-gets-gi-tag-5299318/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhuyan|first=Avantika|date=2019-05-25|title=Home is where the iftaar is|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/home-is-where-the-iftaar-is-1558678452183.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>During traditional occasions like [[Bihu]], this variety of rice is eaten with served with Doi (curd), Gur (Jaggery) and Cream.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Magh Bihu Delicacies : This is how Assamese people celebrates Magh Bihu|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/magh-bihu-delicacies-assamese-people-celebrates-magh-bihu.html|access-date=2021-04-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

Bora saul is different from the rice consumed in mainland India and is more aligned with the type of sticky rice consumed in Southeast Asian cuisine. One variation of bora saul is kola (black) bora saul, or black sticky rice.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Borah|first=Prabalika|date=January 2018|title=Black, sticky, and deliciously local|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/black-sticky-and-deliciously-local/article22419944.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bora saul is used in various other Assamese dishes, such as [[Jolpan]] (snacks) and [[Jolpan#Pitha|Pitha]] ([[rice cake]] or [[pancake]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2021|title=Sticky Rice Pudding Recipe: How to make Sticky Rice Pudding Recipe at Home|url=https://recipes.timesofindia.com/us/recipes/sticky-rice-pudding/rs60434278.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-06|website=recipes.timesofindia.com|language=en}}</ref> <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Borthakur|first=Pritisha|date=2021-01-13|title=The many kinds of pitha, laru and jolpaan to feast on this Magh Bihu|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/news/2021/01/13/the-many-kinds-of-pitha-laru-and-jolpaan-to-feast-on-this-magh-bihu/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=EastMojo|language=en-US}}</ref> Boiled bora saul is served as [[Jolpan]] with [[curd]] or [[milk]], [[jaggery]] or [[sugar]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Priyanka|first=Rastogi|title=Early Sunrise, Early Sunset|publisher=Partridge Publishing India|year=2019}}</ref> Soaked and ground bora saul is used in preparing [[Jolpan#Pitha|Pitha]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-17|title=5 facts you ought to know about the Assamese Rice Cake|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/entertainment/artsculture/5-facts-you-ought-to-know-about-the-assamese-rice-cake/cid2514378.htm|access-date=2021-04-06|website=thenortheasttoday.com|language=en-IN}}</ref>

Some local Assamese entrepreneurs are also experimenting with using bora saul to create commercially available rice-based alcoholic brews.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-27|title=Assam’s rice-based heritage brews to hit the markets in new avatars|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-s-rice-based-heritage-brews-to-hit-the-markets-in-new-avatars/story-kqtJZGuNQ5Nc0TsvEysHgJ.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian rice dishes]]
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[[Category:Assamese cuisine]]
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