Manipuri Iromba Sana (Sweet Potato Eromba)
A sweeter variant of eromba made with boiled sweet potato mashed together with roasted ngari and chillies.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 190 kcal
Equipment
- •Pot
- •Mortar and pestle
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- fat
- 4 g
- carbs
- 32 g
- fibre
- 5 g
- protein
- 6 g
- calories
- 190 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Boil the sweet potato until completely soft. Peel the skin and set it aside.
- 2
Wrap the ngari (fermented fish) in foil. Roast over a low flame until fragrant.
- 3
Roast the green chillies until their skins blister.
- 4
Mash the boiled sweet potato roughly in a large bowl.
- 5
Mash the roasted ngari and chillies into the sweet potato.
- 6
Mix in the chopped onion and boiled mustard greens if using.
- 7
Season with salt. Mix everything well, but keep the texture chunky.
- 8
Garnish with coriander and serve at room temperature with rice.
Chef's tips
The sweet potato balances the strong ngari and spicy chillies. Adjust the chilli quantity to suit your taste.
Ingredient substitutions
- sweet potato → regular potato for the classic version
Storage
Refrigerate for up to 2 days in an airtight container.
Reheating
Best eaten fresh or at room temperature.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Using unripe or stringy sweet potato, which will not mash evenly.
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