How much cooking time?

15 min — 5 min prep, 10 min cooking.

Bai Muitru

Name: Bai Muitru
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tripura Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 40g Berma (Tripura Dried Fermented Fish); 2tsp green chillies; salt; 120g Bamboo Shoots; 2tsp Garlic; 1tsp oil

A traditional Tripuri dish of bamboo shoots simmered with berma (dried fermented fish), garlic and green chilli. Cooked with very little oil in true Mui Borok style.

Time 15 min · Serves 4 · 51 kcal · All Tripura, Tripura

Ingredients

Garnish

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

Main

Berma (Tripura Dried Fermented Fish) — 40 g (chopped)
green chillies — 2 tsp (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
Bamboo Shoots — 120 g (chopped)
Garlic — 2 tsp (chopped)

Tempering

oil — 1 tsp (whole)

Method

Rinse the berma (dried fermented fish). Clean and chop the bamboo shoots; chop the garlic and green chillies.
Heat a little oil in a pan and lightly fry the garlic and green chillies.
Add the bamboo shoots and the berma, with a little water and a pinch of turmeric and salt.
Cover and simmer on low flame until the bamboo shoots are soft and the berma flavour blends in.
Adjust salt and chilli. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Bai Muitru?: 51 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 15 min — 5 min prep, 10 min cooking.

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