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BURMESE KHAO SUEY

Shilpa Anand

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1medium Onion 

  • 1inch Ginger

  • 3-4 Garlic cloves 

  • 1-2 pieces Lemongrass

  • 2-3 kaffir lime leaves 

  • Fresh turmeric( optional) 

  • 1tsp Cumin powder

  • 1tsp Coriander powder 

  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder

  • 1tsp curry powder 

  • 2-3 green chilies

  • 1red chili 

  • Salt to taste 

  • Sugar or jaggery to taste 

  • 1-2 tbsp Oil 

  • 1tbsp Besan 

  • 400 ml Coconut milk

  • 1tbsp fish sauce 

  • ½ cup broccoli 

  • ¼ cup baby corn

  • ¼ cup Carrots

  • ½ cup Mushroom

  • Few Basil leaves 

  • Cooked noodles

ACCOMPANIMENTS (toppings):

  • burnt garlic

  • Boiled eggs

  • Peanuts

  • Chilli flakes

  • Spring onions

  • Fried onions

  • Sliced onion

  • Sliced red chilies

  • Coriander

  • Lemon

  • Tofu

  • Bean sprouts 

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Grind together onion, ginger, garlic, turmeric, lemongrass and chilies to a fine paste 

  • To this paste add cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, curry powder, and salt. Mix well

  • Take oil in a pan 

  • Fry this paste for 3-4 mins

  • Add besan and continue to fry until the rawness of besan disappears

  • Add water and stir well until no more lumps

  • Add coconut milk, give one boil

  • Add sugar, salt 

  • Add vegetables and cook for 2-4 mins

  • Add fish sauce and check seasoning 

  • Add basil leaves and some red chilies, check seasoning  and your KHAOW  SUEY soup is ready

ASSEMBLE

  • Take a bowl and add some soup

  • Add noodles and top off with more soup 

  • Now go ahead and add the toppings of your choice 

  • And your very own Bowl of Burmese Khaow SUEY is ready

  • Enjoy 

Note: boiled chicken can be added in the topping list as well 

SPICE LEVEL: 🌶🌶