Today’s recipe, Kangshoi, meaning broth, comes from our lovely reader Yuimi Vashum. It is best eaten with rice. Serve it hot on a chilly rainy day.

Recipe | Kangshoi (Broth) – Naga Style.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15-20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 big potato
- 1 small onion
- 1 medium tomato
- 100 grams of spinach (or any leafy vegetable)
- 1-inch ginger
- 4 cloves garlic
- 3 green chilly
- 4 to 5 pieces of dried meat (4 or 5 inches) or dried fish
- 1 tablespoon of mustard or cooking oil
Directions to cook:
- ย Chop the potatoes into cubes.
- Thinly slice the onions, tomatoes, and chili.
- Grind ginger and garlic.
- Add potatoes, onions, chili, dry meat or dry fish, and tomatoes into a pot.
- Add water, 2/3 the level of the food in the pot on the stove.
- Add salt and mustard/cooking oil and let it boil. (if you are using dry fish, make sure to fry it first before you add to the pot).
- In about 10 minutes, add ginger and garlic.
- Let it cook for 5 more minutes and check if the potato is cooked. If it is, mash.
- At this point, you can add the spinach.
- Let it boil for 2-3 minutes and you are ready to eat!!!
Contributed by Yuimi Vashum.
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