How much cooking time?

30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Jaintia Smoked Fish Rice

Name: Jaintia Smoked Fish Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Meghalaya Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 250g rice; 250g fish; salt; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Steamed rice mixed with flaked smoked fish and mustard oil. Simple Jaintia Hills lunch staple from mining communities.

Time 30 min · Serves 5 · 286 kcal · Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Ingredients

Garnish

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

Main

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

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Cook the rice until soft and fluffy, then keep aside.
Roast the smoked dried fish lightly over flame, then flake it, removing any bones.
Heat mustard oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add the flaked smoked fish and saute for a couple of minutes.
Mix the cooked rice into the fish, season with salt, and combine well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Jaintia Smoked Fish Rice?: 286 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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