People may be disappointed with this recipe because it is not meant to be eaten on its own. It is usjally eaten with rice and has more root vegetables in it but I suspect Nadiya had to come up with a simple recipe the BBC thought would work for the audience. It is a very salty and acquired taste. The shrimp paste was enough without the extra salt or fish sauce. Or forego the paste entirely and use more fish sauce and half the salt. I love the version of this dish my family makes and we put naga AND green chillies and chillie powder in it. A bowl on its own is going to hard to eat without any starch to soak up the broth. Even noodles would help. I am from a Sylheti background too and the dish itself was not the version anyone really eats at home.
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