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Manipur · Breakfast

String Bean Paknam

Traditional 61. String Bean Paknam recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Besan (gram flour): 215g
• String beans (finely chopped): 95g
• Onion (finely chopped): 50g
• Green chilli (minced): 5g
• Ginger (minced): 3g
• Turmeric powder: 1.5g
• Salt: 3g
• Water: 130ml
• Oil: 33ml

👩‍🍳 How to make String Bean Paknam

1. Top and tail beans, chop finely (2 min)
2. Blanch in boiling water 3 minutes, drain (3 min)
3. Mix besan with salt and turmeric (1 min)
4. Add blanched beans, onion, chilli, ginger (2 min)
5. Gradually add water to form thick batter (1 min)
6. Heat tawa to medium, apply oil
7. Pour 100ml batter, flatten to 8mm
8. Cook 6-7 min until bottom is golden
9. Drizzle oil, flip
10. Cook 4-5 min until other side is light golden
11. Transfer to plate
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