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Manipur · Lunch

Maccha Thongba

Traditional 25. Maccha Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Fish heads (cleaned - typically from mackerel or similar): 400g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 55g
• Ginger (sliced): 8g
• Garlic (minced): 4g
• Green chilli (sliced): 4
• Tomatoes (chopped): 100g
• Water: 400ml
• Salt: 3g
• Oil: 20ml
• Turmeric powder: 1g
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 12g

👩‍🍳 How to make Maccha Thongba

1. Clean fish heads thoroughly, remove gills, pat dry (2 min)
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 powder, stir (30 seconds)
7. Add chopped tomatoes, cook 2 minutes
8. Add sliced green chilli
9. Carefully place fish heads, nestle into sauce
10. Pour water, add salt
11. Bring to boil (5 min)
12. Reduce heat to medium-low
13. Simmer 12-15 minutes until fish meat is cooked through
14. Stir gently occasionally
15. Serve hot in bowls

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