A traditional Burmese dish which includes spaghetti served with a delicious coconut based soup, topped with fried crisy parr, fried onions, red onions, red chillies, boiled eggs, coriander & a squeeze of lemon!

Ingredients

• 250g boneless cubed chicken
• 1 medium onion grated
• 5 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp ginger garlic
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4-1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• A small tin of coconut milk (or according to preference)
• 1 tin water or according to preference
• 1 tbsp grounded tin tomato
• 1 tsp grounded green chillies
• 1 tbsp channa flour (gram flour)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 230g of spaghetti ( 110g-113g per person)

Toppings

• 1 medium chopped onion (fried)
• samosa parr (fried)
• Chopped small red onion
• A handful of chopped coriander
• Sliced lemon
• 1 boiled egg (grated)

Chilli paste:

• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 tsp Red chilli powder

Method

1. Recite Bismillah
2. Prepare coconut soup by heating oil in a pot.
3. Add onions & cook till pinkish in colour.
4. Add Chicken along with ginger garlic, cumin powder, coriander powder & turmeric powder. Mix well.
5. Add salt & cook until water evaporates.
6. Meanwhile heat oil for chilli paste in a small bowl. Add chillies & mix till it forms a smooth paste. Turn off heat. Set aside.
7. Next in a small frying pan add chana flour to oil and cook on low heat, stirring continuously for a minute until it no longer smells. Turn off heat & set aside.
8. After the water has evaporated add grounded tin tomato & green chillies to chicken & mix. Allow to cook on low heat.
9. Add coconut milk, water & mix.
10. Then add the chana flour mixture to the coconut soup & mix well.
11. Cook on low heat for a few minutes & then turn off heat.
12. Boil spaghetti in salted water until cooked. Tip- Add a bit of oil to the water to prevent the spaghetti from sticking to the pot.
13. Cut desired amount of samosa parr into small pieces. Fry till golden & crispy.
14. Then fry onions till golden.
15. Serve chicken soup with spaghetti, topped with fried parr, red chilli paste, red onions, fried onions, grated boiled eggs, coriander & a squeeze of lemon juice.