Manipuri Style Sana Thongpa Recipe (Paneer and Green Beans in Milk Gravy Recipe), this dish hails from Manipur which is one of the seven states of the north eastern part of India. Manipur is located near the eastern part India that shares the border with Burma. They mainly consume ingredients that are fresh and grown in their households. The actual dish consists of paneer and green peas which is simmered in milk with the basic spice available. But instead of peas we have substituted with green beans, you can include any vegetable of your choice.
Course : Lunch
Ingridients : 100 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) , cubed
1 cup Green beans (French Beans) , chopped
1 Onion , chopped
1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
1 cup Milk
2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
Salt , to taste
Mustard oil , for cooking
Instructions To begin making the Manipuri Style Sana Thongpa Recipe heat a skillet with oil,add the cumin seeds and let the cumin seeds crackle.Add the onions along with ginger garlic paste and saute them well till the onions turn golden brown, then add in the green beans and paneer. Squte till the beans are cooked.Add turmeric powder, salt and milk and simmer the Manipuri Style Sana Thongpa for few seconds, finally sprinkle coriander leaves and serve. Serve the Manipuri Style Sana Thongpa Recipe (Paneer and Green Beans in Milk Gravy Recipe) along with indian bread like Puri or Matar Ki Puri for a weekend brunch.