By: Kauser Khan
Manipuri cuisine is the traditional cuisine of Manipur. Dishes are typically spicy foods that use chili pepper rather than garam masala. Oil is uncommon in most Manipuri styles.
Manipuris typically raise vegetables in a kitchen garden and rear fishes in small ponds around their house. Since the vegetables are either grown at home or obtained from local market, the cuisines are very seasonal, each season having its own special vegetables and preparations.
The taste is very different from other Indian cuisines because of the use of various aromatic herbs and roots.
Ingredients :
1Medium onion chopped
1Big potato diced
1Cup soya chunks {meal maker}
1/4Cup green peas
1Tbs ginger garlic paste
1/2Tsp turmeric
1&1/2Cup milk
2Green chili’s sliced
1Tsp cumin
1Tbs oil
Salt to taste
Directions :
– Heat pan with oil. To that add cumin & fry it till it turns light brown.
– Add onion to pan along with ginger garlic paste.
– Saute them till onions turn soft.
– Add soya chunks, potatoes & green peas to pan. Saute them for few seconds.
– To the same pan add turmeric & enough salt. Fry them for 1min on medium heat.
– Add milk to pan & close it with a lid.
– Cook on low heat with a lid till gravy gets little thick.
– Remove lid & add green chili’s to gravy. Allow gravy to become thick. Adjust salt & spice if needed. Switch off heat.
– Garnish with coriander leaves & serve warm with rice & roti.
