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35 min — 15 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Apatani Rice Beer Fish

Name: Apatani Rice Beer Fish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Arunachal Pradesh Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 250g Apong (Arunachal Pradesh Tribal Rice Beer); 1tsp Ginger; 1tsp Garlic; 250g fish; 2piece Tomato; salt; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 2piece onion; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp oil

Fish poached in traditional rice beer. Tangy fermented flavor from the Apatani valley.

Time 35 min · Serves 7 · 132 kcal · Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

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

Main

Apong (Arunachal Pradesh Tribal Rice Beer) — 250 g (ground)
Ginger — 1 tsp (ground)
Garlic — 1 tsp (ground)
fish — 250 g (chopped)
Tomato — 2 piece (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
onion — 2 piece (chopped)

Tempering

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

Method

Clean the fish pieces and pat dry.
Heat oil in a pan; add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
Add chopped onion and saute till soft.
Add ginger-garlic paste and stir till fragrant.
Add chopped tomato with turmeric and red chilli powder; cook till the tomato softens.
Pour in the apong (fermented rice beer) in place of plain water -- the defining Apatani touch, lending a mild tangy-fermented note.
Bring to a gentle simmer, then add the fish pieces.
Cover and poach on low heat for 10-12 minutes until the fish is cooked and the broth thickens slightly.
Season with salt, garnish with coriander leaves, and serve hot with steamed rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Apatani Rice Beer Fish?: 132 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 35 min — 15 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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