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Manipur · Lunch

Eral Thongba

Traditional 10. Eral Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Fresh shrimp/prawns: 350g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 55g
• Ginger (sliced): 8g
• Garlic (minced): 4g
• Green chilli (sliced): 4
• Tomatoes (chopped): 100g
• Water: 350ml
• Salt: 3g
• Oil: 20ml
• Turmeric powder: 1g
• Bay leaf: 1
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 12g

👩‍🍳 How to make Eral Thongba

1. Clean prawns, remove heads and shells (but keep tails on), pat dry with cloth (3 min)
2. Heat oil in pan over medium-high (1 min)
3. Add minced garlic, cook 30 seconds until fragrant
4. Add sliced ginger, cook 1 minute
5. Add coarsely chopped onion, cook 2 minutes until softening
6. Add turmeric powder, stir (30 seconds)
7. Add chopped tomatoes, cook 2 minutes
8. Add sliced green chilli
9. Pour water, add salt and bay leaf
10. Bring to boil (3 min)
11. Gently add clean prawns (should sizzle)
12. Reduce heat to medium
13. Simmer 8-10 minutes until prawns turn pink and cook through
14. Stir occasionally (gently, to avoid breaking prawns)
15. When prawns are opaque and firm, add coriander
16. Serve hot
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