Myanmar

Nan Gyi Thoke

Name: Nan Gyi Thoke
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 400 g Thick round rice noodles; 400 g Chicken thighs; 3 tbsp Toasted chickpea flour; some of each Onions & garlic; spices Turmeric, paprika, chilli; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; to serve Fried onions, coriander, lime

Burmese thick rice-noodle salad with chicken

Nan gyi thoke is a Burmese noodle salad of thick, round rice noodles tossed with a chicken curry and chickpea flour.

Unlike a soup it is dressed “dry” - made creamy by the toasted flour, savoury and served with crisp onions and lime.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Thick round rice noodles400 g
Chicken thighs400 g
Toasted chickpea flour3 tbsp
Onions & garlicsome of each
Turmeric, paprika, chillispices
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Fried onions, coriander, limeto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry onions and garlic with turmeric, paprika and chilli.
Add the chicken and braise into a thick curry.
Cook the rice noodles and drain.
Toss the noodles with curry and chickpea flour until creamy.
Serve with fried onions, coriander and lime.

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Rice noodles and chickpea flour for nan gyi thoke are in the Asia Boutique.

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