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Monlar Oo Chin Ye Hin (Myanmar Tangy Soup)
Monlar Oo Chin Ye Hin (Myanmar Tangy Soup) is a traditional Myanmar (from Burma) recipe for a classic soup of daikon radish (mooli) in a spicy sauce acidified with tamarind juice. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Myanmar version of: Myanmar Tangy Soup (Monlar Oo Chin Ye Hin).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
35 minutes
Total Time:
55 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Spice RecipesVegetable RecipesMyanmar Recipes
Monlar Oo Chin Ye Hin (Myanmar Tangy Soup) a Classic Myanmar recipe for a soup of daikon radish in a spicy sauce acidified with tamarind juice.
Ingredients:
1kg daikon (mooli) radish
4 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp dried shrimp
6 tbsp vegetable oil
6 tbsp tamarind juice
2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1 tsp ground turmeric
2 tsp hot chilli powder
4 sprigs of coriander (cilantro)
2 onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
Method:
Peel the daikon radish. Wash well, the cut into small pieces.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, chilli powder and ground turmeric. Stir-fry this mixture until aromatic, then add the dried shrimp and tomatoes.
Continue stir-frying the mixture for 4 minutes, then add the daikon radish along with the fish sauce, salt, tamarind juice and 1l water.
Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, or until the daikon is tender.
Turn into a tureen, garnish with the chopped coriander and serve.
In some versions of this soup, bamboo shoots are added to the dish. You could also prepare a mix of green squash and bamboo shoots in the same manner.
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