Gannampui Ganang Gaan/ Mustard Greens in Lard ~ Authentic Rongmei Naga Style
Mustard greens is my absolute winter favorite. Back in my home state you'd get some variety of this leafy greens in its different stage of maturity. Here in Hyderabad, I'm blessed with one variety, a very stalky variety. But I'm not one to complain, I'll have it in whatever way, for however long I can get hold of this greens.
Today's recipe is the most authentic way of enjoying mustard greens. What makes this recipe Rongmei to the core is the use of rendered lard -- pork fat fermented and reduced to it's very essence -- the bomb! In Rongmei Naga homes, especially those residing in Tamenglong district of Manipur, vegetable dishes are prepared either by using gannampui, or ngari/ fermented fish, or smoked river fish as the ingredient that brings the dish together. Gravy dishes are always runny and thin, sometimes thickened by potatoes smashed in the pot with the back of a wooden spoon. And that's what is done here in this curry to give the thin gravy some creaminess.
Regarding the use of onion it's optional, but I always use onions in my cooking because I'm enslaved to the flavor. Yup! Also, you can use regular sized potatoes; however, baby potatoes adds better flavor. If you can get your hands on the tender red potato babies, even better! So, about this dish, my comfort food, channeling Marie Kondo, I have to say that those brown beauties sitting atop the bed of mustard greens sparks joy in me -- immense joy!😄Here's the recipe.
Ingredients:
2 - 3 bunches of Mustard greens, washed in several change of water. Keep aside
1 small Onion sliced or diced
2 Green Chillies, sliced in halves
Handful of Baby Potatoes, throughly washed, skin on
3-4 cups of Water
1-2 Tbsp of Gannampui
2-3 pods of Galic smashed rough
Salt to taste
Method:
In a pot, add water, onion, potatoes and salt.
Once the water comes to a rolling boil, add gannampui and continue cooking in medium flame till the potatoes become soft. Add more water if required.
Now mash up some potatoes to slightly thicken the gravy.
Once that is done, take the cleaned and drained mustard greens, tear it up into bite sizes wih your hands and put it into the gannampui flavored gravy.
Add garlic, give it a through mixing and cooked covered until the leaves turns limp. Your curry is done!
Enjoy this dish with dried red chilli chutney. Yummmmmm!
Today's recipe is the most authentic way of enjoying mustard greens. What makes this recipe Rongmei to the core is the use of rendered lard -- pork fat fermented and reduced to it's very essence -- the bomb! In Rongmei Naga homes, especially those residing in Tamenglong district of Manipur, vegetable dishes are prepared either by using gannampui, or ngari/ fermented fish, or smoked river fish as the ingredient that brings the dish together. Gravy dishes are always runny and thin, sometimes thickened by potatoes smashed in the pot with the back of a wooden spoon. And that's what is done here in this curry to give the thin gravy some creaminess.
Regarding the use of onion it's optional, but I always use onions in my cooking because I'm enslaved to the flavor. Yup! Also, you can use regular sized potatoes; however, baby potatoes adds better flavor. If you can get your hands on the tender red potato babies, even better! So, about this dish, my comfort food, channeling Marie Kondo, I have to say that those brown beauties sitting atop the bed of mustard greens sparks joy in me -- immense joy!😄Here's the recipe.
Ingredients:
2 - 3 bunches of Mustard greens, washed in several change of water. Keep aside
1 small Onion sliced or diced
2 Green Chillies, sliced in halves
Handful of Baby Potatoes, throughly washed, skin on
3-4 cups of Water
1-2 Tbsp of Gannampui
2-3 pods of Galic smashed rough
Salt to taste
Method:
In a pot, add water, onion, potatoes and salt.
Once the water comes to a rolling boil, add gannampui and continue cooking in medium flame till the potatoes become soft. Add more water if required.
Now mash up some potatoes to slightly thicken the gravy.
Once that is done, take the cleaned and drained mustard greens, tear it up into bite sizes wih your hands and put it into the gannampui flavored gravy.
Add garlic, give it a through mixing and cooked covered until the leaves turns limp. Your curry is done!
Enjoy this dish with dried red chilli chutney. Yummmmmm!
Thank you, friend! I hope you get to try it out.
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