Burmese noodle and chicken dish with coconut curry
By Nani

Cook Time
60 mins
Servings
4-6 People
Ingredients
- Chicken
- 2 lbs boneless chicken, cubed
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- ½ cup fried onion
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1-2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin/coriander powder
- 2 tbs oil
- Salt to taste
- Pasta
- 1 packet of spaghetti
- ½-1 tbs oil
- Salt to taste
- Curry
- 1 can of coconut milk
- 3 tbs gram flour
- 1 green chili, whole
- 1 green chili, slit lengthwise
- 2-3 red whole chili peppers
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 1 tbs oil
- Salt to taste
- Garnish
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 3 tsp red chili flakes
- 3 tbs oil
- 1-2 limes, quartered
- 1 cup fried onion
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- small cut fries (optional)
- 1 bunch of green onions, chopped
- Chopped cilantro
RECIPE
- In a wide saucepan, heat the oil, then add the minced ginger and garlic, stirring until it sizzles.
- Stir and add the chicken. Mix and stir well. After a few minutes, add in salt, turmeric, red chili powder, and cumin/coriander powder, and fried onion. Stir well and cover.
- Simmer on low for 30 minutes (or until the chicken is soft).
- Boil spaghetti. Strain and wash under cold water. Drizzle with oil, mix well, and leave aside.
- Blend coconut milk, green chili, and gram flour. In a separate pot, heat the oil and add cumin seeds and whole red chili peppers. When they start to splutter, add in the minced garlic.
- Stir and add the coconut milk mixture with salt.
- Lower the flame, cover, and cook undisturbed for 15 minutes. Garnish with green chili, slit lengthwise.
- Prepare the garnish plate.
- Peel and chop the boiled eggs.
- In a small bowl, add oil, red chili powder, red chili flakes, and a pinch of salt.
- Dedicate a place each on the plate for cilantro, lime, fried onion, fries (optional), and the chili pepper bowl.
- Prepare an individual serving by making a bed of spaghetti. Add chicken. Top it with the garnish plate items.
- Enjoy with rice.
