Khau Swe

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

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.

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