Burmese street-specialty 'Atho'
A not-so-famous noodle dish from the streets of Burma
Are street foods the best or what? Yes!
Being a former non-foodie but all time street-food-craver, I had never heard of Burmese street cuisine until I met my husband, who by the way, is a huge Burmese food fan and goes around promoting it too! He is particularly fond of 'Atho' and in an attempt to surprise him with my cooking abilities, I made 'Atho' once and loved it so much that it has now become a dish reserved for special days.
Obviously, I had never tasted the dish but my husband and friends who were regular 'Atho' gobblers attested my home-made version as 'delicious and definitely a healthier version' of the Burmese specialty. After finding very few recipe sources online, self-experimentation and help from my husband, I have documented a good-enough 'Atho' recipe.
This is a dish that hardly requires the stove and if you have all ingredients prepped beforehand, it is as easy as assembling a salad.
So if you're up for a minimal-cooking, never-tried-before street specialty, you have got to try this. Go!
THE RECIPE
Category: Street Food
Cuisine: Burmese
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 100 grams spaghetti noodles
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
- 1 cup cabbage, shredded
- 2 red onions, sliced
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves / cilantro / parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup fried onions
- 1/2 cup tamarind water, see instruction #2
- 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 cup roasted gram flour
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil or any vegetable oil
- 3 garlic pods, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup saline water (table salt dissolved in water)
- water, to cook the spaghetti
Instructions:
1. Bring water to boil in a large saucepan. Ass turmeric powder, some oils and cook the noodles for 15-20 minutes (until cooked well).
2. While the noodles get cooked, soak half a lemon sized tamarind or 1 tablespoon of tamarind paste in 1/2 cup of warm water for 20 minutes. Drain the tamarind water and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a small pan, add garlic and fry until golden brown. Remove pan from heat and let garlic soak in oil. Set aside.
4. After noodles are cooked, drain and cool for 10 minutes in a big pan or bowl.
5. add all the prepared ingredients, tamarind water and the garlic soaked oil (without garlic) to the noodles.
6. Mix them all well until the ingredients have combined uniformly with noodles.
7. Serve in a bowl and enjoy!
Notes:
- To get a real street experience, use hands to mix the ingredients, also slightly mashing the noodles.
- Adjust the seasoning and ingredients according to preference, if needed.
A not-so-famous noodle dish from the streets of Burma
Are street foods the best or what? Yes!
Being a former non-foodie but all time street-food-craver, I had never heard of Burmese street cuisine until I met my husband, who by the way, is a huge Burmese food fan and goes around promoting it too! He is particularly fond of 'Atho' and in an attempt to surprise him with my cooking abilities, I made 'Atho' once and loved it so much that it has now become a dish reserved for special days.
Obviously, I had never tasted the dish but my husband and friends who were regular 'Atho' gobblers attested my home-made version as 'delicious and definitely a healthier version' of the Burmese specialty. After finding very few recipe sources online, self-experimentation and help from my husband, I have documented a good-enough 'Atho' recipe.
This is a dish that hardly requires the stove and if you have all ingredients prepped beforehand, it is as easy as assembling a salad.
So if you're up for a minimal-cooking, never-tried-before street specialty, you have got to try this. Go!
THE RECIPE
Category: Street Food
Cuisine: Burmese
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
- 100 grams spaghetti noodles
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
- 1 cup cabbage, shredded
- 2 red onions, sliced
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves / cilantro / parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup fried onions
- 1/2 cup tamarind water, see instruction #2
- 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 cup roasted gram flour
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil or any vegetable oil
- 3 garlic pods, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cup saline water (table salt dissolved in water)
- water, to cook the spaghetti
Instructions:
1. Bring water to boil in a large saucepan. Ass turmeric powder, some oils and cook the noodles for 15-20 minutes (until cooked well).
2. While the noodles get cooked, soak half a lemon sized tamarind or 1 tablespoon of tamarind paste in 1/2 cup of warm water for 20 minutes. Drain the tamarind water and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a small pan, add garlic and fry until golden brown. Remove pan from heat and let garlic soak in oil. Set aside.
4. After noodles are cooked, drain and cool for 10 minutes in a big pan or bowl.
5. add all the prepared ingredients, tamarind water and the garlic soaked oil (without garlic) to the noodles.
6. Mix them all well until the ingredients have combined uniformly with noodles.
7. Serve in a bowl and enjoy!
Notes:
- To get a real street experience, use hands to mix the ingredients, also slightly mashing the noodles.
- Adjust the seasoning and ingredients according to preference, if needed.
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