Kanglayen Paknam - Ready to serve, Manipur

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Kanglayen Nganam or dried mushroom salad ready to serve in Manipur. Ingredients : • Kanglayen (a kind of dried mushroom) • Dry red chillies • Maroi-napakpi (chives) • Ngari (fermented fish) • Salt Process : • Soak kanglayen in water for 5 mins. Drain off the water • Wash repeatedly to remove dust particles and any undesired content • Squeeze to remove excess water • Wash banana leaves and spread it on a table • steam ngari (dry fermented fish) • In a plate take ngari, red chilli, salt. Crush them and mix thoroughly • Add kanglayen and mix them with hands preferably • Spread the mixture into fine uniform layer onto banana leaves. • Wrap properly with banana leaves • Steam the wrapped mixture and then bake until fine aroma of banana leaves is given off • Discard the wrap, banana leaves • Ser