AN SHI AON (tender chicken pieces fried in fat)

DESCRIPTION –This winter season go along with your friends and throw a party and enjoy the AN SHI AON dish. This dish is a forte of the people of Nagaland and they enjoy it a lot.

DURATION- 30 MINUTES

SERVES – 2 TO 4 PEOPLE

INGREDIENTS:                                               QUANTITY

Chicken (tender)                                              400- 600 grams

Chili powder                                                        1 tbsp

Fat                                                                          2 tbsp

Fermented bamboos shoot                                  100 grams

Ginger (sliced)                                                     20 grams

Mejinga                                                                A pinch

Salt                                                                        to taste

PREPARATION

Soak the fermented bamboo shoot in water for half an hour.

Skin and clean and cut the chicken into chunks, then sprinkle chilli powder and salt over it and mix well.

METHOD:

Heat the fat in a pan and fry the chicken pieces till they are golden brown.

Drain water from the bamboo shoot, shred them and add them to the chicken.

Next add ginger, Mejinga seeds and about a cup of water, let it cook till they are well done.

Transfer it to a bowl and Serve this with steamed rice.

Source: Ashish Chopra