Khao suey
Khao suey, from above
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Khao suey

Noodles, coconut curry and a toppings bar. Everyone builds their own bowl and argues about garlic.

50 minTime
15 gProtein each
mediumSpice
The toppings feast2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayMemon and Burmese style, vegetable curry.
The original
574kcalsame
15 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
50minutessame

Khao suey.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Wheat noodlesegg or wheat noodles
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2½ tbsp, split
Onion2, 1 chopped, 1 sliced for frying
Garlic10 cloves, half minced, half sliced
Ginger2.5 cm, grated
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tsp
Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)3 tbsp
Thick coconut milk¾ cup
Thin coconut milk¾ cup
Carrot1, sliced
Green beans10, chopped
Baby corn5, sliced
Peanuts3 tbsp, roasted and crushed
Lemonwedges
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped
Dried red chillichilli flakes
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Fry the sliced onion and sliced garlic separately in 1 1/2 tbsp oil until crisp and golden. Drain for toppings.
  2. 2In remaining oil, saute chopped onion, minced garlic and ginger, then spices for a minute.
  3. 3Whisk besan into thin coconut milk and add with the vegetables. Simmer 8 minutes, stirring.
  4. 4Add thick coconut milk and salt, heat through without boiling hard.
  5. 5Boil noodles, then serve in bowls with curry and all the toppings on the side.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in bowls straight from the pan, while everything is still glossy.

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What goes with Khao suey: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Avial35 min
On the side Bagara baingan50 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
Something sweet Puran poli90 min
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