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Manipur · Lunch

Paan Thongba

Traditional 26. Paan Thongba recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Colocasia leaves (cut into 5cm pieces): 400g
• Onion (coarsely chopped): 50g
• Ginger (grated): 5g
• Green chilli (sliced): 4
• Fermented fish (ngari - crumbled): 8g
• Water: 400ml
• Salt: 2.5g
• Oil: 10ml
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 10g

👩‍🍳 How to make Paan Thongba

1. Wash colocasia leaves 3 times thoroughly, pat dry (2 min)
2. Cut into rough 5cm pieces (1 min)
3. Heat oil lightly in pot (1 min)
4. Add grated ginger, cook 1 minute
5. Add coarsely chopped onion, cook 2 minutes
6. Add sliced green chilli
7. Add colocasia leaf pieces, stir gently (1 min)
8. Pour water, add salt
9. Bring to boil (5 min)
10. Add crumbled fermented fish
11. Reduce heat to medium-low
12. Simmer 12-15 minutes until leaves are very tender and break down
13. Stir occasionally
14. Serve hot in bowls
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