Myanmar

Balachaung

Name: Balachaung
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 jar
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 150 g Dried shrimp; 1 bulb Garlic; 4 pieces Shallots; 1 tbsp Chili powder; 1 tbsp Tamarind; some of each Oil & salt

Burmese crispy dried shrimp relish

Balachaung is a Burmese relish of dried shrimp, made with plenty of crisply fried garlic and shallots.

Savoury, salty and crunchy, it is eaten as a keepable companion to plain rice.

Servings1 jar

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Dried shrimp150 g
Garlic1 bulb
Shallots4 pieces
Chili powder1 tbsp
Tamarind1 tbsp
Oil & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Finely grind the dried shrimp.
Fry garlic and shallots crisp in oil.
Toast the shrimp in the same oil.
Stir in chili powder and tamarind.
Cook down crisp, cool and keep in a jar.

Make it original

Dried shrimp for balachaung is in the Asia Boutique.

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