How to make Khau Swe - Famous burmese dish made with chicken cooked in coconut gravy, served with noodles and other condiments
This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.
Main Ingredients : Chicken (चिकन), Coconut Milk (नारियल का दूध)
Cuisine : Burmese
Course : Main Course Chicken
Khau Swe Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.
For more recipes related to Khau Swe checkout Chicken Tetrazini, Kolhapuri Chicken, Chicken Manchurian, Achari Mirchi Murgh . You can also find more Main Course Chicken recipes like Tangy Chicken, Cashew Chicken, Pudina Murgh, Kaju Ni Marghi.
Prep Time : 1.30-2 hour
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Khau Swe Recipe
Chicken cut into pieces 800 grams
Coconut Milk 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Onions finely chopped 3 medium
Garlic crushed 4 cloves
Ginger chopped 1 inch piece
Cinnamon 1 inch stick
Bay leaf 1
Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder 2 teaspoon
Red chilli pepper 1 teaspoon
Chicken stock 8 cups
Salt to taste
Noodles 500 grams
Gram flour (besan) 2 tablespoons
Fish sauce 1 tablespoon
Coconut milk 2 cups
Condiments
Hard boiled eggs peeled and quartered 3
Onions thinly sliced 2
Spring onions thinly sliced 3
Lemons cut into wedges 2
Fresh coriander leaves 3 tablespoons
Red chilli flakes 1 teaspoon
Garlic sliced diagonally and fried until golden 12
Method
Step 1
Heat oil in a pan. Add turmeric powder and onions and sauté till onions soften.
Step 2
Add garlic and ginger and sauté for a minute.
Step 3
Add cinnamon and bay leaf and continue to sauté.
Step 4
Add chicken, coriander powder, cumin powder and red chilli powder and mix.
Step 5
Add chicken stock and salt and bring the mixture to a boil.
Step 6
Cook till the chicken is almost done.
Step 7
Meanwhile boil the noodles till just done.
Step 8
Drain, refresh and drain again and set aside in a bowl.
Step 9
Mix gram flour in quarter cup of water and add to the chicken.
Step 10
Stir and cook till the gravy thickens.
Step 11
Add fish sauce and mix. Add coconut milk and stir and let it heat through.
Step 12
Pour the chicken gravy over the noodles.
Step 13
Serve the condiments in separate bowls.
Step 14
Each person then can add the condiments as per their choice and eat.
