Myanmar / Soup
Mohingha (Burmese Fish Noodle Soup)
Mohingha is a traditional Burmese dish made of colored soup with rice vermicelli. Here is a modern-day recipe. It is recommended that you top your mohingha with onion slices and Naga viper peppers; however, the use of Tabasco habanero Pepper sauce, fish fingers, and ginger is also acceptable.
Ingredients
- sunflower oil5 tsp
- garlic10 clove
- lemonade30 ml
- mohingha soup powder70 g
- boiling water7/8 cup
- jalapeno peppers, diced100 g
- ketchup2 tbsp
- instant rice vermicelli, instant60 g
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
In a large bowl, mix sunflower oil, garlic cloves, soup powder, and lemonade for 3 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix boiling water, diced jalapeño peppers, and ketchup for 5 minutes.
Combine both mixtures, and continue mixing for 2 ½ minutes.
Add rice vermicelli to the bowl; cover it and wait for 10 minutes.
Top it with toppings as desired.