Thursday, March 16, 2017

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Rice, chicken, vegetable, salad,sauce and so on.

Friday, March 10, 2017

Thabi (Cucumber) Salad

Serving: 2

INGREDIENTS:
1. Cucumber : 2 medium size Cucumber
2. Tomato : 2 medium size tomato
3. Onion : 2 small onions
4. Ginger : small pinch for taste
5. Oil : Vegetable oil
6. Green Chilli : 3 pieces
7. Cabbage : for garnishing
8. Coriander : for garnishing
9. Black Pepper
10. Salt

Process to prepare :
1. Peel the cucumber and put it in ice water. Leave it for 15 minute.
2. Meanwhile cut the tomato into thin slices and onion into thin rings.
3. Chop the Chillies and ginger(very finely).
4. Chop a little piece of cabbage finely along with some coriander for finishing garnish.
5. After 15 minutes, take the cucumber out of ice water and then cut into thin slices.
6. Finally the mixing part, in a plate put the chopped Chillies and ginger. Add salt to taste and then crush with the back of a steel glass lightly(to bring out the flavour)
7. Then put the slices of cucumber, tomatoes and onion ring into the plate and then mix using two forks.
8. Pour about two tablespoon of oil and mix again.
9. Finally top it with cabbage and coriander.
10. Enjoy

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Laphu Eromba Recipe- A Manipuri Banana Plant Curry

Serving : 4 persons
Ingredients:
1. Laphu anouba (young banana plant) : about 10 inches long
2. Hawai Mangal  (dried yellow pea) : One and a half cup (Soak it overnight before cooking)
3. Ngari (fermented fish) : 10 to 12 big pieces
4. Ngamu Ayaiba (Roasted dwarf snakehead fish) : 2 pieces
5. Phakpai (Persicaria odorata): 10 to 15 leaves
6. Tuningkhok (Chameleon plant) : 4 to 5 plants ( we can also use the roots of the plant)
7. Lomba (Elsholtzia griffithii) : 3/4 pieces
8. Spring Onion : 6 pieces
10. Dried Chillies : 20 pieces
11. Salt : 2 1/2 tablespoon( as per your taste)
COOKING PROCESS
1.Cut the banana plant into thin slices ( 1/8 inches thick), and do not forget to remove the centre portion as it taste a bit bitter sometimes.
2. Wash the banana tree slices and pressure cook up to 3 whistle. Meanwhile roast the dried ngamu and Ngari (fermented fish) and soak it in a little water. Chop the spring onion, tuningkhok, lomba and phakpai.
3. After three whistle turn off the gas but do not open the pressure cooker yet. Keep it close until other things are done.
4. Start a pant and fry the soaked yellow peas until it is cooked without any oil. Then coarse grind it in a blender.
5. Now open the cooker and transfer the banana plant slices into a large bowl. Then crush using a wooden crusher or bottom of a steel glass(this also work fine).
6. Now crush the Ngari and Ngamu into a fine paste by adding the salt.
7. Then add the paste into the crushed banana plant slices and mix well. Put a cup of water and ground yellow peas  and mix again.
8. Finally garnish the mixed curry with chopped onion, phakpai, lomba and tuningkhok.
9. Enjoy the curry.

Kenand Brahmacharimayum

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