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Manipur · Lunch

Chingri Thongba

Traditional 16. Chingri Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Fresh shrimp/prawns (shelled, deveined): 350g
• Fermented bamboo shoots (soibum - drained, chopped): 100g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 55g
• Ginger (sliced): 8g
• Garlic (minced): 4g
• Green chilli (sliced): 4
• Water: 350ml
• Salt: 3g
• Oil: 22ml
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 12g

👩‍🍳 How to make Chingri Thongba

1. Clean and pat dry prawns (2 min)
2. Rinse fermented bamboo shoots, squeeze dry, chop (2 min)
3. Heat oil in pan over medium-high (1 min)
4. Add minced garlic, cook 30 seconds
5. Add sliced ginger, cook 1 minute
6. Add coarsely chopped onion, cook 2 minutes
7. Add chopped bamboo shoots, cook 2 minutes (releases tangy aroma)
8. Add sliced green chilli
9. Pour water, add salt
10. Bring to boil (3 min)
11. Add clean prawns, stir gently
12. Reduce heat to medium
13. Simmer 8-10 minutes until prawns are pink and cooked through
14. Stir occasionally
15. Serve hot
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