Nan gyi thoke

Nan gyi thoke is a Burmese breakfast dish of thick, round rice noodles. Suu Khin describes a dressing made with toasted chickpea flour, oil taken from chicken curry, fish sauce and lime juice. The curry oil coats the noodles and carries the flavour of the cooked aromatics and spices.^[1]

In Khin’s preparation, chicken legs are boiled with garlic, ginger and fish sauce, then shredded. The meat is cooked with browned onion and garlic, turmeric and paprika; the oil is separated for the dressing. Noodles are tossed with the oil, chicken, chickpea flour, hard-boiled egg and coriander. Garlic chilli oil seasons the salad, and the reserved chicken stock can become an accompanying soup with fish balls, spring onion and white pepper.^[1]