Ajam Emba Tribal Kitchen
Ajam Emba
A tribal restaurant run by Indigenous women, recreating traditional Jharkhand flavors with red rice, millet, and wild greens.
Founded in 2018 on Kanke Road by Oraon community member Aruna Tirkey, the restaurant's name means 'tasty and healthy food' in the Kurukh language. Local tribal women cook the food, which uses hand-pounded red rice, finger millet, forest greens, and seasonal ingredients. The signature dishes include dhuska served with chickpeas, red rice with country chicken or mutton, finger millet pancakes, and sweet millet porridge. Traditional rice beer, handia, is served in clay pots and leaf plates. Expect about 350–600 rupees per person. It opens at 11:30 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m., and it is about 8 km from the city center.
Opening hours
Daily 11:30–21:00
Nearby sights
- Kanke Dam
- Rock Garden, Ranchi
- Tagore Hill
- Tribal Research Institute Museum
- Pahari Mandir
- Ranchi Lake (Bada Talab)
- Jagannath Temple, Ranchi
- Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park