Tomato Salad Burmese Style
Ingredients:
Tomato (5 medium)
Onion (4 medium)
Ground Nut Powder (1/2 teacup)
Lime (1 big)
Leek (4 plants)
Vermicelli noodles (1 1/2 teacups)
Salt and sugar (to taste)
Chinese soy sauce (1 tablespoon)
Oil (4 tablespoons)
Instructions:
Take out seeds from the tomatoes and cut in any shape
Slice the onion and divide into 2 parts- one part for frying in oil
Heat ground nut and pound to make powder
Cut leeks into little rings
Fry vermicelli noodles till crispy
Mix everything together and place the crispy vermicelli on top
Makes 2 plates
Karen Pumpkin CurryIngredients:
Pumpkin (1/2 kilo)
Lemongrass (3 plants)
Onion (3 medium)
Garlic (1 clove-big)
Red Chili Powder ( 1 teaspoon)
Basil (2 plants)
Lime (2 pieces)
Pepper powder (1 teaspoon)
Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon)
Salt (1/2 teaspoon)
Sugar (1 teaspoon)
Oil (1/2 teacup)
Water (4 teacups)
Instructions:
Cut up pumpkin into small cubes
Pound lemongrass and twist into a knot
Pound the onion and the garlic
Put everything in a large saucepan
Add water and bring to a boil
Reduce the fire and allow to simmer until the pumpkin is soft and the oil comes to the surface
in about 15 minutes
Makes 5 servings
From "Momo and Bobo's Kitchen Cookbook", Borderline Tea Garden near Thai-Burma border; Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand. All dishes are vegetarian.
