Tungrymbai or tung rymbái or "tungtoh" is a fermented soybean food traditionally prepared by the Khasi and Jaiñtia peoples of Meghalaya, Northeast India.[1]

Production

The soybeans are washed then boiled until they are soft. After boiling, the excess water is drained off and the beans are left to cool. The beans are then transferred to a bamboo basket lined with fresh slamet (Phrynium pubinerve) leaves.[2] The leaves are then wrapped over the beans and hot charcoal is placed on top before more leaves are wrapped over once again. The entire basket is then placed inside a jute bag to ferment for three to four days by a fireplace. When the fermentation is complete, the beans are taken out and crushed in a mortar and pestle (thlong and synrei in Khasi).[3]

Preparation

Tungrymbai is usually prepared by crushing the fermented beans until it almost becomes a paste and fried in mustard oil with onion-ginger-garlic paste, black sesame seed paste, aromatics and pork.[4]

References

  1. ^ O'Yeah, Zac (1 December 2017). "Come to the table". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ Sohliya, Ibakordor; Joshi, SR; Bhagobaty, Ranjan K; Kumar, Rakshak (October 2009). "Tungrymbai- A traditional fermented soybean food of the ethnic tribes of Meghalaya" (PDF). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 8 (4): 559–561.
  3. ^ 7Sisters Kitchen (21 July 2018), Tungrymbai Fermentation, retrieved 21 March 2019((citation)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "A Mouthful of NE". Shillong Times. No. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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