Myanmar

Tohu Thoke

Name: Tohu Thoke
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 150 g Chickpea flour (besan); 600 ml Water; 2 tbsp Tamarind paste; 1 tbsp each Chilli oil & soy sauce; some of each Garlic & fried onions; to garnish Peanuts & coriander

Shan salad of chickpea tofu

Tohu thoke is a salad from Myanmar's Shan State, whose “tofu” is made not from soy but from chickpea flour.

The silky chickpea tofu is cut into strips and dressed with tamarind, chilli oil, garlic and peanuts into a fresh, savoury salad.

Servings3

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chickpea flour (besan)150 g
Water600 ml
Tamarind paste2 tbsp
Chilli oil & soy sauce1 tbsp each
Garlic & fried onionssome of each
Peanuts & corianderto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook chickpea flour with water and salt into a thick paste.
Pour into a mould and let set, then cut into strips.
Mix tamarind, chilli oil, soy sauce and garlic into a dressing.
Gently toss the tofu strips with the dressing.
Serve with peanuts, fried onions and coriander.

Make it original

Chickpea flour and tamarind for tohu thoke are in the Asia Boutique.

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