Eromba

Name: Eromba
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Meitei
Ingredients: 300 g Potatoes; 30 g ngari (fermented fish); 50 g soibum (fermented bamboo shoot); 5 pieces Green chillies; 1 medium Onion; 100 g mustard leaves; 100 g banana flower; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp coriander leaves

A rustic Meitei dish of boiled potatoes and greens coarsely mashed with roasted ngari and hot green chillies.

🇮🇳India· Manipur

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 40 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: 180 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

300 g Potatoes — boiled and peeled
30 g ngari (fermented fish) — roasted
50 g soibum (fermented bamboo shoot) — optional addition
5 pieces Green chillies — roasted
1 medium Onion — chopped
100 g mustard leaves — boiled
100 g banana flower — boiled, optional
1 tsp Salt — to taste
2 tbsp coriander leaves — chopped

Equipment

•Pot
•Mortar and pestle

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 180 kcal
fat: 4 g
carbs: 28 g
fibre: 5 g
protein: 7 g
calories: 180 kcal

Instructions

1
Boil the potatoes until soft. Peel them and set them aside.
2
Wrap the ngari (fermented fish) in a banana leaf or foil. Roast over a low flame until fragrant.
3
Roast the green chillies directly over the flame until their skin blisters.
4
Place the boiled potatoes in a large bowl. Mash them roughly with a spoon or pestle.
5
Add the roasted ngari and chillies. Mash them into the potatoes.
6
Mix in the chopped onion, boiled mustard leaves and banana flower if using.
7
Season with salt. Mix everything by hand until well combined but still chunky.
8
Garnish with chopped coriander. Serve at room temperature with steamed rice.