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Ohn No Khao Swe

Name: Ohn No Khao Swe
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 300g Egg Noodles; 400g Chicken Thigh; 400ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Turmeric; 2 tbsp Chickpea Flour; 1 Lime (to serve)

Noodles

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Egg noodles in a chicken and coconut milk broth — Myanmar's beloved curry noodle soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ohn no khao swe means 'coconut milk noodles' and is a much-loved Burmese noodle dish: chicken simmered slowly with turmeric and garlic in coconut milk to make a rich broth, served over egg noodles. It's topped with crispy fried noodles, sliced onion, and lime, and the changing textures and tang make it one of Myanmar's national noodle favorites.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Yangon stall, diners enjoy coconut-scented ohn no khao swe with the crunch of fried noodles.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Egg Noodles 300g
Chicken Thigh 400g
Coconut milk 400ml
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Turmeric 1 tsp
Chickpea Flour 2 tbsp
Lime (to serve) 1

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mince the onion and garlic and sauté in oil.
Add turmeric until fragrant, then add the chicken and sear.
Add coconut milk and water and simmer until the chicken is cooked.
Mix chickpea flour with water and stir in to thicken.
Put cooked egg noodles in bowls, ladle over the soup, and serve with lime.

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