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Khau Swe

Aromatic chicken stew served with noodles and a number of condiments - a Burmese specialty. This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel

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Khau Swe
Main Ingredients Boneless Chicken, Coconut Milk
Cuisine Burmese
Course Main Course Chicken
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Non Veg
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Ingredients list for Khau Swe

  • 500 grams Boneless Chicken cut into thin strips
  • 5 tablespoons Coconut Milk
  • 3 medium Onions finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Ginger chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Crushed red chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 2 1/4 cups Chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
  • 2 tablespoons Gram flour (besan)
  • 2 cups Coconut milk
  • 1 tablespo Fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
  • 200 grams Egg noodles boiled
  • Condiments
  • 2 Eggs hard boiled, peeled and quartered
  • 2 Lemons cut into wedges
  • 2 medium Onions thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves
  • 2 stalks Spring onion greens chopped
  • 8-10 cloves Garlic diagonally sliced and deep fried till golden
  • as required Crushed red chillies
  • 1/4 cup Fried noodles

Method

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  1. Heat 3 tbsps oil in a non stick pan. Add onions and sauté till soft. Add ginger, garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Cool and transfer into a grinder jar and grind to a fine paste.
  2. Heat remaining oil in another non stick pan. Add salt, 1 tsp crushed red chillies to the chicken and mix well. Add 1 tsp red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Add this to pan and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Add ground paste and ½ cup chicken stock, mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add cumin powder, coriander powder and remaining red chilli powder and mix well. Add 1½ cups stock and mix.
  4. Take gram flour in bowl. Add ¼ cup stock and mix well, ensuring that there are no lumps. Add this to chicken and mix. Cook till thick.Add coconut milk and mix. Add 1 tbsp fish sauce, lemon juice and mix well. Add salt, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Roll boiled noodles around a fork and place in a serving bowl. Pour generous ladles full of chicken mixture on top. Place 2 pieces quartered eggs on one side and 2 lemon wedges on opposite side.
  6. Put sliced onion, few drops fish sauce, coriander leaves, spring onion greens, fried garlic, a pinch of crushed red chillies and fried noodles on top. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Info

Calories 3942
Carbohydrates 192.8
Protein 185.1
Fat 270.2
Other Fiber Vitamin B6
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