Khow Suey (ခေါက်ဆွဲ)
Khow Suey (ခေါက်ဆွဲ)
This is a Burmese dish consisting of curried chicken with coconut milk served over Chinese egg noodles as a soup. I made this on 17 Aug 2017, delicious to say the least.
Ingredients
- 600 grams chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces, (1-1 ¼ lbs)
- ½ cup cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced or 1/4 teaspoon powdered
- 1 onion, diced
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground corriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 200 grams egg noodles, (6 ozs)
- 4 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
Instructions
- Add the oil to a large deep skillet, heat then add the onion and cook until translucent, then add the garlic and ginger. Cook for a few more minutes, then mix in the cinnamon and add the bay leaves.
- Add the chicken to the pan and cook 8-10 minutes or until it changes color, then add the turmeric, coriander, soy sauce, cumin, chili powder, chicken stock, and bring to a boil.
- Add the corn starch to half a cup of water, and stir that into the pan and reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened. Then add the coconut milk. and simmer for 5 minutes.
- While the pan is simmering, boil some water in a pot and cook the egg noodles until tender, and drain.
- To serve, add some egg noodles to a bowl, spoon some curry over the top and top with condiments of your choice, such as a hard boiled egg, Bird's Eye chilies, chopped onion, etc.
Notes
The chicken would cost about 50 Baht/600 grams. For 4 servings, this is about 37 cents per servings.
Variant: In place of the chicken, you can use prawns, fish, pork, or beef.
Thanks, Lee for sharing. I have all ingredients except chicken breasts and coconut milk, I would def make it and share with my Burmese neighbors soon ! Once in a while we go to eat Vietnamese food or sushi but that is all, my kids are picky !
Thanks, Irina. It really is good. I look forward to your results. Keep in mind, beef or pork can also be used
My husband Lee, make this for the family last night, the flavor is very good and I ask him to make this again with beef next time.
I made this on 17 Aug 2017, very straight forward, and it goes together fast, reason why I did not get any step by step photos. This is delicious! Highly recommended.