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Burmese recipes

5 Burmese recipes for a home kitchen, from 20 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.

Dinner

Ohn htamin (Burmese coconut rice), photographed from above 35 min

Burmese · dinner

Ohn htamin (Burmese coconut rice)

Burmese coconut rice cooked with onion and a little sugar, served with curries and balachaung.
Nga kin (Burmese grilled fish), photographed from above 45 min

Burmese · dinner

Nga kin (Burmese grilled fish)

Whole fish rubbed with turmeric, garlic, ginger and chili paste and grilled until charred, with a lime-chili dip.
Ohn no khao swè, photographed from above 60 min

Burmese · dinner

Ohn no khao swè

Burmese coconut chicken noodle soup thickened with chickpea flour, with crispy toppings and lime.

Lunch & snacks

Lahpet thoke (tea leaf salad), photographed from above 20 min

Burmese · lunch

Lahpet thoke (tea leaf salad)

Burmese fermented tea leaf salad with crunchy fried beans and nuts, tomato, cabbage, garlic oil and lime.

Breakfast

Mohinga (Burmese fish noodle soup), photographed from above 75 min

Burmese · breakfast

Mohinga (Burmese fish noodle soup)

Myanmar's national breakfast: catfish and lemongrass broth thickened with toasted rice and chickpea flour, over rice noodles with crispy fritters.

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