How to make Rosob Aon - an Ao Naga side dish

Here is a tutorial on how to make "Rosob Aon" - one of the most common dishes of the Ao Nagas that is served as a side dish.

Ingredients for Rosob Aon

• Tender yam leaves
• Spring onion
• Mushroom
• Tomatoes or bamboo shoot
• Tender brinjal(small)
• Bitter gourd
• Dry small fish
• Chilli and Salt to taste

Method for making Rosob Aon

• Wash and slice all the ingredients together
• Add water and salt and boil till its cooked.
• Dry fish should be burned a little and put when it's about to cook
• Towards the end either put naga tulsi (known as Naba in Ao dialect) or Naga aniseed (known as Mong Mong in Ao dialect)
• Mong mong leaves can also be put for better smell.
• Cook till the water is completely dried
• ‘Rosob’ is mostly served as a side dish

Sungtiben
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