Ohn-No Khao Swe

This is the Burmese version of Sadia's Khausay recipe. Ohn-No Khao Swe means something along the lines of coconut milk noodles and is a big deal is Burmese cuisine, so big in fact, it was adopted by and became a very popular dish in Thailand and even the Memons of India and Pakistan (hence Sadia's Khausay recipe). This, of course, is my adaptation of the recipe. (Because I can't just leave well enough alone. And because I always try to simplify recipes so that I don't have to use multiple steps or multiple pots and pans :-P)

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless chicken, cut into small chunks
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
1 green chili, sliced lengthwise
2 tbsp gram flour/chickpea flour/besan, mixed with cold water to form a thick liquid
pinch of haldi/turmeric powder
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp chili paste or crushed red pepper flakes
2-3 tbsp fish sauce
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 can coconut milk

Boiled spaghetti

chopped onion
fried onion
boiled eggs, chopped
chopped cilantro
minced green chili
lime wedges
crushed potato chips

Heat oil and saute the onion until they just begin to turn brown. Add ginger garlic paste, haldi, chili paste/flakes and chili powder and the green chili and saute for a minute. Add the chicken and saute until no longer pink. Add the gram flour slurry, fish sauce, paprika, and crushed chicken bouillon cube and stir. Add a half cup of water and reduce to simmering. After a minute or two, the sauce should thicken up. Add the coconut milk and salt to taste (or more fish sauce).

Pour the sauce over some pasta and garnish with the chopped onion, cilantro, fried onion, lime juice, green chili, boiled egg and potato chips.