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Tohu Kyaw

Name: Tohu Kyaw
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 150g Chickpea flour; 600ml Water; 1/4 tsp Turmeric; 1/2 tsp Salt; To taste Oil for frying; 2 tbsp Tamarind paste; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 clove Garlic; A pinch Chili powder

Snack

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fried yellow tofu made from chickpea flour — a snack from Shan State in Myanmar.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Shan tofu is a yellow 'tofu' from Shan State in eastern Myanmar, made not from soybeans but from chickpea flour cooked in water and set. Cut and fried as tohu kyaw, it's crisp outside and soft inside, and it's eaten dipped in a sweet-sour tamarind sauce.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a morning market in Shan State, yellow triangles are lifted from a big pot of oil and sold with little dishes of sweet-sour sauce.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chickpea flour 150g
Water 600ml
Turmeric 1/4 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Oil for frying To taste
Tamarind paste 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Garlic 1 clove
Chili powder A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the chickpea flour, water, turmeric, and salt well and let stand 30 minutes.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes until smooth and glossy.
Pour into a mold, cool, and chill for 2 hours to set.
Cut into triangles and fry in 170°C oil until golden.
Serve with a sauce of tamarind, sugar, grated garlic, chili, and 2 tbsp water.

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