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Chicken sukka larb cups
Chicken sukka larb cups, from above
Non vegMangalore x Thailand

Chicken sukka larb cups

Mangalore's roasted coconut masala meets Thai toasted rice. Lettuce is just the plate you can eat.

30 minTime
20 gProtein each
hotSpice
Toasted rice, roasted coconut2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
263kcalsame
20 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Rice2 tbsp raw rice
Coriander seeds2 tsp
Cumin seeds½ tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Dried red chilli4 byadgi chillies
Fresh grated coconut⅓ cup
Ghee1 tbsp
Chicken mince (ground chicken)400 g
Saltto taste
Shallots5, thinly sliced
Lemon juice2 tbsp lime juice
Fish sauce1 tbsp
Mint leavesa handful
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced
Lettuce12 small crisp leaves

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Dry toast the rice on low heat for 6 minutes, shaking the pan, then grind coarsely.
  2. 2Dry roast the coriander, cumin, pepper and chillies on low heat for 2 minutes. Add the coconut and roast 3 minutes more until golden. Grind coarse and dry.
  3. 3Heat the ghee on medium high heat and cook the chicken, breaking it up, for 6 minutes until no pink remains.
  4. 4Add the sukka masala and salt and toss 2 minutes. Take off the heat.
  5. 5Stir in the shallots, lime juice, fish sauce, herbs and half the rice powder.
  6. 6Spoon into lettuce cups and sprinkle the rest of the rice powder on top.
Serve it like this

Line up lettuce cups on a long board, fill each with a neat mound of larb and finish with rice powder, a mint leaf and a lime wedge at the end.

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What goes with Chicken sukka larb cups: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Coconut chutney10 min
On the side Mango caprese with kasundi15 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
To drink Mango matcha lassi10 min
Something sweet Paan parfait glacé with gulkand400 min
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