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Manipur · Lunch

Bika Thongba

Traditional 39. Bika Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Cooked beans (kidney, black-eyed peas, or chickpeas): 250g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 50g
• Ginger (sliced): 6g
• Garlic (minced): 3g
• Green chilli (sliced): 3
• Tomatoes (chopped): 80g
• Water: 300ml
• Salt: 2.5g
• Oil: 12ml
• Turmeric powder: 1g
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 10g

👩‍🍳 How to make Bika Thongba

1. If using dried beans, cook separately until very soft, drain (or use canned, drained)
2. Heat oil in pot over medium (1 min)
3. Add minced garlic, cook 30 seconds
4. Add sliced ginger, cook 1 minute
5. Add coarsely chopped onion, cook 2 minutes
6. Add turmeric, stir (30 seconds)
7. Add chopped tomatoes, cook 2 minutes
8. Add sliced green chilli
9. Add cooked beans, stir gently (1 min)
10. Pour water, add salt
11. Bring to boil (3 min)
12. Reduce heat to medium-low
13. Simmer 10-12 minutes
14. Stir occasionally
15. Serve hot
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