Recipes with poultry
There are two 'great' noodle soups in Burmese cuisine: ohn noht kauk swe (coconut noodle soup) and mohinga (fish noodle soup). When I was young, I didn't like coconut noodle soup and preferred mohinga instead. My middle brother, on the other hand, loved coconut noodle soup. I also found out that my youngest brother also … Continue reading Burmese chicken coconut noodle soup (ohn noht kauk swe)
This dish has a pretty good kick to it so feel free to adjust to your tastebuds. Traditionally cooked with whole dried chillies, I have replaced it with chilli flakes which add more spice than whole chillies. The sichuan peppercorns also add that classic, tingly spice to the dish. Serves 4 Prep time 20 mins … Continue reading Kung pao chicken (432 calories per serve)
What distinguishes a Burmese fried chicken from other varieties? At its most basic level, I would say it's the combination of fish sauce and tumeric. The other ingredients simply round out the flavours. Serves 6 (approx. 668 calories per serve) Prep time 10 mins + 2 hour marinade timeCook time 30 mins Ingredients2kg chicken drumsticks1 … Continue reading Burmese fried chicken
I don't cook much Indian food. When my middle brother used to live with me, he used to cook Indian curries all the time. I would smell all the spices in our little apartment for days after he cooked. I suppose that's why I never cooked it myself. It was always a thing that he … Continue reading Chicken tikka masala (590 calories per serve)
Cambodian grilled chicken is one of my fondest memories during my childhood there. Most of the time, my mom or our helper would cook. But sometimes, especially when my mom was time-poor, she would buy grilled chicken from local hawker stalls that used to set up in the evenings outside the Lucky Supermarket (back then … Continue reading Cambodian grilled chicken
This Thai chicken stir fry pairs very well with the Thai “street vendor” grilled pork (370 calories per serve) recipe and can form part of a Thai meal. We recently had some friends over for dinner and the kids got to play with each other. Unfortunately they decided they didn't like this because it was cooked in … Continue reading Thai chicken and vegetable stir fry
Honey soy chicken wings are my go-to when I unexpectedly have chicken wings. It's a funny story but I thought I had defrosted some chicken drumsticks but they turned out to be chicken wing pieces. Not quite the curry I was expecting so I decided to roast them. I had two bags of sesame seeds … Continue reading Honey soy chicken wings with sesame
Grilling chicken is so easy. It's so easy to just season it with a bit of salt and pepper that oftentimes I don't even bother with any other marinade. But today I wanted to try something different but with whatever I had in the pantry ... a simple grilled chicken. Serves 4 Prep time 10 … Continue reading Grilled chicken with mustard, lemon and garlic (292 calories per serve)
It's drawing close to the end of summer but my herbs are still flourishing. My herbs usually grow into an uncontrollable bush in the summer before succumbing to the cold and dying. This year I had a particularly strong harvest of herbs, primarily because I moved them into pots indoors where the temperature is a … Continue reading Basil pesto chicken pasta with a twist (588 calories per serve)
