Chhum Han

Name: Chhum Han
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mizo
Ingredients: 100 g pumpkin leaves; 150 g squash; 80 g colocasia leaves; 100 g green beans; 2 pieces bird's eye chilli; 0.5 tsp Salt; 1 large piece banana leaf; 200 ml Water

A light steamed medley of seasonal Mizo vegetables and wild greens, cooked with no oil to preserve their natural flavour.

🇮🇳India· Mizoram

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 35 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: 90 kcal

Ingredients

0 of 8 gathered

Servings

100 g pumpkin leaves — cleaned
150 g squash — sliced
80 g colocasia leaves — cleaned, or substitute spinach
100 g green beans — trimmed
2 pieces bird's eye chilli — whole
½ tsp Salt — to taste
1 large piece banana leaf — for wrapping
200 ml Water — for steaming

Equipment

•Steamer basket
•Banana leaves

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 90 kcal
fat: 1 g
carbs: 14 g
fibre: 6 g
protein: 3 g
calories: 90 kcal

Instructions

1
Wash all the vegetables and greens thoroughly.
2
Line a steamer basket with a piece of banana leaf if you have one.
3
Place the squash and green beans into the steamer first. These take longer to cook.
4
Steam over boiling water for 8 minutes.
5
Place the pumpkin leaves, colocasia leaves and whole chillies on top.
6
Steam for another 8 to 10 minutes. Cook until all the vegetables are tender.
7
Take the vegetables out of the steamer. Sprinkle them with salt.
8
Toss gently to mix everything together. Serve warm.