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Manipur · Dinner

Meitei Sadha Thongba

Traditional 2. Meitei Sadha Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Mixed vegetables (whatever is available - potato, carrot, beans, cabbage, pumpkin - diced): 400g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 60g
• Ginger (grated): 6g
• Green chilli (sliced): 4
• Water: 450ml
• Salt: 3g
• Oil: 10ml
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 12g
• Optional: fermented fish (ngari) - 8g

👩‍🍳 How to make Meitei Sadha Thongba

1. Dice all vegetables uniformly (2 min)
2. Heat oil lightly in pot (1 min)
3. Add grated ginger, cook 1 minute
4. Add coarsely chopped onion, cook 2 minutes
5. Add sliced green chilli
6. Add diced vegetables, stir gently (1 min)
7. Pour water, add salt
8. Bring to boil (5 min)
9. Reduce heat to medium-low
10. Simmer 15-18 minutes until vegetables are very tender
11. If using ngari, crumble and add during last 2 minutes
12. Stir occasionally
13. Serve hot in bowls

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