CONTENTS

Preface by Desmond Tan

Introduction: A Breakout Star

What Is Burmese Food?

CURRIES AND SLOW-COOKED DISHES

Egg and Okra Curry / Simple Fish Curry / Tomato Shrimp Curry / Coconut Chicken Curry / Chicken Dal Curry / Burmese Chicken Biryani / Pumpkin Pork Stew / Pumpkin Tofu Stew / Pork Curry with Green Mango Pickle / Beef Curry with Potatoes

VEGETABLES

Tomato Shrimp Relish with Raw Vegetables / Grilled Okra with Tomato Shrimp Relish / Sour Leaf with Bamboo and Shrimp / Corn with Charred Onions / Chayote with Dried Shrimp / Wok-Tossed Broccoli / Wok-Tossed Pea Shoots / Water Spinach / Cauliflower and Tomato / Bagan Butter Beans / Spicy Eggplant

STIR-FRIES AND FAST-COOKED DISHES

Fiery Tofu / Garlic Chile Shrimp / Chicken with Mint / Chicken with Basil / Sesame Chicken / Kebat / Restaurant-Style Tofu Kebat / Restaurant-Style Steak Kebat / Home-Style Shrimp Kebat / Home-Style Chicken Kebat / Chili Lamb

NOODLES

Superstar Vegetarian Noodles / Rainbow Salad / Nan Gyi Thoke / Shan Noodles / Garlic Noodles

SOUPS

Samusa Soup / Sour Leaf Soup / Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup / Classic Mohinga / Rakhine Mohinga / Chin Corn Soup

SALADS

Ginger Salad / Green Mango Salad / Chicken Salad / Green Tomato Salad / Samusa Salad / Shan Tofu Salad / Namhsan Salad / Tea Leaf Salad / Tea Leaf Rice Salad

DRINKS

Palm Sugar Syrup / Ginger Juice / Myanmar Tea / Ginger Honey Tea / Hibiscus Punch / The Temescal / Burma Cooler

SNACKS AND SWEETS

Lotus Root Chips / Platha / Yellow Split Pea Crackers / Shan Tofu / Fried Yellow Bean Tofu / Samosas / Yellow Split Pea Falafel / Black Rice Pudding / Semolina Cake / Coconut Agar Jelly

RICE AND BASICS

Coconut Rice / Brown Coconut Rice / Jasmine Rice / Fried Onions and Onion Oil / Fried Garlic Chips and Garlic Oil / Ngapi Kyaw / Fried Yellow Split Peas / Mustard-Cumin Spice Blend / Garam Masala / Tamarind Salt / Tamarind Water / Tamarind Ginger Dressing / Sweet Chile Sauce / Chile Oil / Green Mango Pickle / Pickled Mustard Greens

PANTRY, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES

The Pantry / Tools and Techniques


Acknowledgments

Index