Kangsoi

Kangsoi is the Manipuri answer to stew. As humble as it is, it is a healthy and good food for the body and soul (almost like chicken soup!). It is a very simple dish to make and when pressed for time, we always resort to cooking this. The main ingredient apart from the vegetables is ngari (fermented fish) and nga ayaiba (smoked fish). You can have hawaitharak (pea) kangsoi, kanglayen (split gill mushroom) kangsoi, hawaitharak and hawai uri (lablab or hyacinth bean) kangsoi, hawaitharak and hawaimubi (fava bean) kangsoi the combination is endless! Since we do not get all the