If you’re looking for a bowl of something that instills into you an equal amount of fear and temptation, then consider this dish as a supplement to your dinner.
Popular also for lunch in Myanmar, the chilli and salt mix is for spicy food lovers. It ticks one third of the ‘spicy, bitter, sweet’ must-haves at any Burmese meal.
Ingredients
30 grams crushed roasted chilli
One tablespoon of salt
Two bulbs garlic
Half teaspoon of chicken powder
Two tablespoon of dried shrimp
Three tablespoon of oil
Instructions
1. Soak the dried shrimp in water for five minutes and then drain the water. Peel the garlic mix it in with the rest of the ingredients. Grind it all with a mortar until it has turned to powder. Put it on a plate, add the oil and serve.
