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Manipur · Lunch

Banana Flower Thongba

Traditional 50. Banana Flower Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Banana flower (layers sliced, soaked in water): 300g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 50g
• Ginger (sliced): 6g
• Green chilli (sliced): 3
• Fermented fish (ngari - crumbled): 8g
• Water: 400ml
• Salt: 2.5g
• Oil: 12ml
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 10g
• Lime juice: 10ml

👩‍🍳 How to make Banana Flower Thongba

1. Cut banana flower into thin slices, immediately soak in water to prevent browning (3 min)
2. Just before cooking, drain well
3. Heat oil in pot over medium (1 min)
4. Add sliced ginger, cook 1 minute
5. Add coarsely chopped onion, cook 2 minutes
6. Add sliced green chilli
7. Add drained banana flower slices, stir gently (1 min)
8. Pour water, add salt
9. Bring to boil (5 min)
10. Add crumbled fermented fish
11. Reduce heat to medium-low
12. Simmer 12-15 minutes until banana flower is very tender
13. Stir occasionally
14. Serve hot
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