How much cooking time?

35 min — 10 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Apatani Fish Rice

Name: Apatani Fish Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Arunachal Pradesh Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 250g fish; 250g rice; salt; 2tbsp oil; 1tsp Cumin Seeds

Rice paddy fish cooked with rice in Apatani pisciculture tradition. Ziro Valley sustainable food system dish.

Time 35 min · Serves 5 · 287 kcal · Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

fish — 250 g (chopped)
rice — 250 g (ground)
salt (optional) (whole)

Tempering

oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

Clean the paddy fish, rinse well and pat dry. Rinse the rice.
Cook the rice with water and a little salt until soft and fluffy.
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add the fish and cook gently, breaking into flakes, until done and lightly browned.
Fold the cooked rice into the fish, season with salt, mix well.
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Apatani Fish Rice?: 287 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 35 min — 10 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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