Manipur

Nga atoiba thongba

Name: Nga atoiba thongba
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Manipuri
Ingredients: 6 rohu or carp pieces fish; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 2 1/2 tbsp mustard oil; 1 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 2 medium cubed potato; 1 large sliced onion; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 large chopped tomato; 3 slit green chilli; 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1 2/3 cups water; 2 stalks chopped spring onion (green onion, scallion); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro)

Manipuri fish curry with potato and tomato. Fresh herbs make it sing.

40 minTime

27 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Fish of the lakes2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFish, potato, herbs. Manipuri everyday.

The original

307kcalsame

27 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

40minutessame

Nga thongba as Manipur makes it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Fish6 rohu or carp pieces

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Saltto taste

Mustard oil2½ tbsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Potato2 medium, cubed

Onion1 large, sliced

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Tomato1 large, chopped

Green chilli3, slit

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Water1⅔ cups

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

5 steps

1Rub the fish with turmeric and salt and fry until golden. Lift out.
2In the same oil, add bay leaf, potatoes and onion and fry until the onion softens.
3Add ginger garlic paste, tomato, chillies and chilli powder. Cook until the tomato breaks down.
4Add water and salt, simmer until potatoes are tender, then add the fish for 5 minutes.
5Finish with spring onion and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Manipur

Nga atoiba thongba

Manipuri fish curry with potato and tomato. Fresh herbs make it sing.

40 minTime

27 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Fish of the lakes2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFish, potato, herbs. Manipuri everyday.

The original

307kcalsame

27 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

40minutessame

Nga thongba as Manipur makes it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Fish6 rohu or carp pieces

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Saltto taste

Mustard oil2½ tbsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Potato2 medium, cubed

Onion1 large, sliced

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Tomato1 large, chopped

Green chilli3, slit

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Water1⅔ cups

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

5 steps

1Rub the fish with turmeric and salt and fry until golden. Lift out.
2In the same oil, add bay leaf, potatoes and onion and fry until the onion softens.
3Add ginger garlic paste, tomato, chillies and chilli powder. Cook until the tomato breaks down.
4Add water and salt, simmer until potatoes are tender, then add the fish for 5 minutes.
5Finish with spring onion and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Nga atoiba thongba

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Nga atoiba thongba

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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