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Manipur · Breakfast

Pakhala Bhaat

Traditional 5. Pakhala Bhaat recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Leftover cooked rice: 250g
• Water: 400ml
• Onion (thinly sliced): 40g
• Ginger (julienned): 5g
• Green chilli (sliced): 4g
• Fresh coriander (chopped): 8g
• Salt: 3g
• Optional: ngari (fermented fish) - 5g

👩‍🍳 How to make Pakhala Bhaat

1. Mix cooked rice with water in a bowl (1 min)
2. Add salt and stir well to combine (30 seconds)
3. Cover with cloth, leave at room temperature for 8-12 hours to ferment (rice develops sour, tangy flavor)
4. Check fermentation: rice should smell pleasantly sour, bubbles may form on surface
5. Serve at room temperature or chilled
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