Chicken cooked with snake marrow

Peel off the skin and cut the snake marrow into bite size pieces.

Cut chicken into bite size pieces and marinate chicken pieces in turmeric powder, salt and msg.

Heat oil in a cooking pan. 

Add the coarsely chopped onions, garlic, and fry until fragrant.

Add the chicken pieces, give it a quick stir and cook for about 5 minutes.

Add the vegetables and stir well.

Add a little bit of water and cover with the lid.

Let it cook for about 10-15 minutes on medium heat.
Seasons to taste.

That's it :)

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Coconut rice with chicken gravy and pickled baby radish recipe

Coconut rice (Ohn htamin) which is commonly paired with gravy dish (sibyan hin) is one of my favourites among many other dishes that my mother cooked for us. It is tasty yet simple to prepare but I must admit I have not try cooking this dish before. So let me just share my mother’s recipe.

Coconut rice recipe

170g of freshly grated coconut
3 cups of rice
Add rice and coconut juice to the rice cooker and cook. Please note that the amount of coconut juice added is the same as the amount of water added for normal cooking.

During the cooking process, remember to give it a stir at least two or three times as this would prevent lump of coconut cream forming at the top.

Chicken gravy recipe

Heat oil in the cooking vessel over a medium heat. Add the red onions, garlic and ginger paste to the heated oil. Add red chilli powder and stir well. Let it cook for about five minutes.
Marinate chicken pieces with salt, mono sodium glutamate and turmeric powder. Add the marinated chicken to the gravy and stir well. Cover with the lid and let it cook for about 5-8 minutes over a medium heat. Add ½ a cup of water and stir. Then cover with the lid and continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes before adding masala. Cover and let it simmer for 5-8 minutes and its done! Usually it is ready when the oil has separated from the gravy.

Radish pickle recipe

Wash and slice the radish on both sides. Sprinkle salt and marinate for about 20 minutes. Then drain the radish thoroughly and add 2 tablespoons of artificial white vinegar. Add the fried crispy onions, a little bit of oil as well as sprinkle toasted sesame seeds.

Mum's coconut rice set meal :)

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Threadfin (Nga-pon-nar ငါးပုဏၰား) cooked with lady’s finger

Mother’s homemade gravy recipe

Add cooking oil in the cooking pot and heat over a high heat. Add turmeric powder and ginger paste. Give it a quick stir.

Add mixture of red onions and garlic paste. Stir well.

Once it starts to boil, add the chili powder and stir. Sprinkle salt and stir well. Let it cook for about 7-10 minutes over a medium heat. The gravy requires frequent stirring to ensure that it does not stick to the cooking pot.

My mother used only a small portion of this homemade gravy to cook for fish curry. She said the rest of it can be put aside for others gravy require dishes.  

Ways to prepare fish for cooking

1. Scrape away the scales, remove the guts and wash the fish thoroughly.

2. Cut each fish into 4 or 5 pieces depending on the size of the fish or your  

    desired size.

3. Using a sharp knife, make 4-5 slits on each piece so that fish

    pieces will be thoroughly marinated.

4. In a big bowl, marinate fish pieces with salt, turmeric powder and mono
    sodium glutamate (MSG) for about 10 minutes.

Recipe for Threadfin (Nga-pon-nar  ငါးပုဏၰား) cooked with lady’s finger

Transfer small amount of gravy to the heated cooking pot. Add small amount of water and stir.

Add the marinated fish pieces and stir gently. Cover with the lid and let it cook for about 10-15 minutes over a low heat.

Spread the lady’s finger, pour tamarind juice and add Chinese parsley on top of the fish pieces. Cover with the lid and let it cook for about 8-10 minutes on low heat.

That’s my may-may's (mother) recipe!

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