Ngahei Nganam

Pangus Cat Fish Pan Cake

Appetizer

Non-Vegetarian

Snack

Kanglei

Steamed

Baking

Fresh

Ngahei Nganam

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 By : Lukthel /

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Pangus Cat Fish Pan Cake

12 Ingredients
35 Mins
4 People

Pangus Cat Fish Pan Cake is a type of Paknam and is famous for its taste and uniqueness. Paknam is a steamed food made of various vegetables, fish or any other meat. It's tasty as well as healthy. Eaten as a side dish and street food by the Manipuri people since time immemorial, Paknam also known as Manipuri pizza, is one of the must for Manipuri cuisine lovers.
When the paknam is make with fish then people will used the term Nganam meaning fish with flat press. Here Pangus Catfish will be used as main ingredient with various locally available herbs.

Ngahei Nganam

Preparation Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
20 minutes

Total Time
35 minutes

Servings
4 servings

Ingredients
12 ingredients

Directions
8 steps

Ingredients

Primary

	200g - Pangus catfish Cut into medium size pieces or sliced
	1 handfull - Chinese chives
	10 leaves - Maxican Chives
	1 handful, chopped - Hooker Chives
	5-6 pieces, chopped - Green Chilli
	1 tsp - Turmeric powder
	3-4 leaves - Turmeric leaves
	As required - Salt
	3-4 leaves - Coriander
	1 - Banana Leaves
	3-4 leaves - Mint leaves
	3-4 leaves - Lemon basil

Directions

1
Add Mexican cilantro, coriander, green chillies and mint into a blender and blend it into paste.
2
Put the paste into the fish fillets and add chopped chives, lemon basil, turmeric powder and salt and mix it thoroughly.
3
Let it marinate for half an hour.
4
Lay the turmeric leaf over the banana leaf and wrap the fish fillet.
5
Steam it over medium heat for 10 minutes.
6
Carefully remove it from the steamer and roast it in a pan over low flame.
7
After few minutes when the banana leaf gets burn, switch off the flame.
8
Ngahei nganam is now ready to serve.