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The Hirshon Burmese Crispy Spring Onion Fritters – ကြော်နွေဦးပေါက်ကြက်သွန်နီ

December 29, 2016 by The Generalissimo 2 Comments

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The Hirshon Burmese Crispy Spring Onion Fritters - ကြော်နွေဦးပေါက်ကြက်သွန်နီ
Kyethunkyaw Image Used Under Creative Commons License From sbs.com.au

Citizens, this Burmese fritter has all the makings of an instant classic here in the West: it’s deep-fried, has a beer batter, it’s got tons of onion in it, it’s spicy and it has a killer sour dipping sauce.

Owing to the geographic location of Myanmar (the new name of Burma), Burmese cuisine has been influenced by Chinese cuisine, Indian cuisine and Thai cuisine.

Traditionally, Burmese eat their meals from dishes on a low table, while sitting on a bamboo mat. Dishes are served simultaneously.

A typical meal includes steamed rice as the main dish and accompanying dishes called hin, including a curried freshwater fish or dried/salted fish dish, a curried meat or poultry dish instead, a light soup called hin gyo (ဟင်းချို), called chinyay hin (ချဉ်ရည်ဟင်း) if sour, and fresh or boiled vegetables to go with a salty dish, almost invariably a curried sauce of pickled fish (ngapi yayjo) in Lower Burma.

Fritters such as gourd or onions in batter as well as fish or dried tofu crackers are extra – and it is in fact the humble fritter we focus on today.

Truly, Kyethunkyaw (as it’s known in Burmese) is a dish worthy of your repertoire – once you’ve assembled all the ingredients together, this is a quick and simple dish that is going to be a real hit at your next dinner!

My recipe is based closely on one by the formidable Australian chef Luke Nguyen, though I have adjusted his ingredient proportions a bit, removed the tomato wedges he included and added in some regular onion as well as Spring Onions.

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The Hirshon Burmese Crispy Spring Onion Fritters – ကြော်နွေဦးပေါက်ကြက်သွန်နီ


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Ingredients

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  • 8 spring onions, green part only, cut into 3 cm lengths
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large shallot, finely sliced
  • 1 1/2 tsp hot paprika powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cm ginger, peeled, pounded
  • 3 small garlic cloves, peeled, pounded
  • 5 tbsp rice flour
  • 3 tbsp glutinous rice flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 125 ml beer
  • 500 ml peanut oil, for deep-frying
  • Tamarind dipping sauce
  • 1/2 cup tamarind water (see Note)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp pounded ginger
  • 1/2 tsp pounded garlic
  • 1/2 tsp dried chili flakes
  • 1 tsp sliced coriander

Instructions

  1. To prepare the tamarind dipping sauce, in a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. To make the tamarind water dissolve 300g tamarind pulp with 250g warm water. Work the pulp until dissolved and then strain the liquid through a fine seive, discard the pulp and measure out ½ cup to use. Set aside.
  2. Place the spring onion, onion, shallot, paprika, salt, ginger and garlic in a bowl. Add the flours and baking powder, and mix to combine. Gradually add the beer until the mixture begins to stick together.
  3. Heat the peanut oil in a wok over high heat. Grab a clump of the mixture, pinch it together and drop into the oil, fry in batches for 2-3 minutes, turning over halfway, until golden brown and crisp.
  4. Serve with the tamarind dipping sauce.
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Nutrition

  • Calories: 1161.7 kcal
  • Sugar: 4.73 g
  • Sodium: 642.2 mg
  • Fat: 114.96 g
  • Saturated Fat: 19.48 g
  • Trans Fat: 0.0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 32.21 g
  • Fiber: 3.39 g
  • Protein: 3.45 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

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