Friday, January 27, 2012

Curried Noodle Soup -- almost like Khao Soi

"Khai Se" -- said with an East Bengal accent followed by scratching of head or any other decent body part translates to "Oh My Gosh(OMG)"

And no not the "OMG!OMG!!! you look so pretty" said to the bride.

Rather "OMG! #$%#$%!!! I am so sorry. I spilled my greasy butter paneer on your wedding saree" kinda "OMG".

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So I wanted to say I made "Khao Soi" because that is what my heart was set on. And I did make "Khao Soi", at least what I thought was Khao Soi. But what I thought might not be exactly what the Burmese thought or the Northern Thai people thought. If they ate my "Khao Soi" in all probability they would say "Khai Se".

I really, honestly did not want to take a Burmese grandmother's curry noodle dish and make a "kachumbar" out of it and then screw up their Gross Hapiness Product. I do not have the guts to do it. I love happy grandmothers. So my "kachumbar" henceforth will be referred to as Curried Noodle Soup -- almost like Khao Soi; the almost saves it. Burmese or Thai grandmothers might find this by Chez Pim more close to heart.

I roughly followed this beautiful recipe from Veggie Belly, rough being the keyword in all I do. She has b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l pictures. The pictures are so beautiful that I skipped steps and even then managed to make the most delicious soup ever.

I wanted the soup to be vegetarian. Not fond of chicken in my soup. Was tilting towards shrimp but stopped and went total veg. It was a delicious soup. Really good. So good that I didn't even share it with anyone. Now that it is all over I thought I can share with you maybe.


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Heat 1 tbsp oil in a soup pot. Flavor the oil with a clove of garlic. When the garlic starts turning brown, remove it from the oil

Now add some vegetables like mushroom, zucchini, carrots, colorful bell peppers etc. I went with finely sliced carrots and thin semi-circular discs of zucchini and orange bell peppers very finely chopped. Saute all of this for a couple of minutes

Next add 1 tbsp of red curry paste and 1 tsp of curry powder. Now homemade-shome made is best but honestly I just went with store bought. With a sprinkle of water mix it with veggies and cook for 2-3 minutes

Now soy sauce time. Add 1 tbsp of soy sauce and then 1 tsp of dark brown sugar.

Ta-Da. Every one's favorite coconut milk time now. Add 1 cup of C.Milk + 1 cup of water.Add salt to taste and let it simmer.

Meanwhile cook some noodles to al-dente. Once the noodles are cooked I immediately wash in cold water and toss with just a tiny drop of oil.

Once the veggies are done and soup is ready, pour soup in a bowl, add some noodles to the bowl and then garnish, garnish, garnish. Wait I forgot to garnish !!! All I did is add some lime juice and then a hot chili-garlic sauce.
You my dear reader is supposed to add crispy rice noodles, pickled mustard greens, green onions, lime and such.

20 comments:

  1. LOL LOL LOL is all I can say. ;) Khai se.. hope I am not in trouble.

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  2. Hi hi even i woudn't share it too :-) looks so good, yeah i love her place too and her pictures.

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  3. Bad 2 bad u are only sharing virtually with us :( Gosh I could imagine with shrimps here and there :)

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  4. Do not have all the ingredients at home, Khai se ! So will probably try out your sweet corn soup for today.

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  5. So you are still sticking with your soup diet? Or was it a side with some lovely fish curry made by your mother.

    Anyway the soup Khao Soi or Burmese Soi looks so very good.

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    1. Yes, yes this is just on the side ;-) Very good soup but, you will love it if you like Thai soups

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  6. We do as you say and not do as you do ... I guess Khai Se is like Hai Hai!

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    1. Nope, cannot be used like "Hai Hai". All I can think of is "OMG".

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  7. I had a hankering for a coconut soup yesterday so I made some. But mind doesn't look half as good as yours. And I didn't add any noodles either. Khai Se! (not sure if I used it correctly?) but I like saying it.

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  8. Dear sandeepa
    How are you? It is really an OMG of you look so pretty kind and not the OMG after spilling khao soi on wedding sari! Very nice recipe indeed. Last 3 months, I was really missing your postings, now reading them as fast as possible. I know I wont have time to cook any of them except your "The Two matar dal" which I must eat before holing up in desert again!
    Saraswati puja at home was great and I am sure now you are gearing up for the puja.
    Bhalo theko

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  9. I love curry noodles. Thanx for the virtual treat.

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  10. This menu is suitable during the rainy seasson or cold seasson. Thanks for sharing the recipes :D

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  11. Seriously cant take my eyes from ur irresistible click,super tempting bowl of yummy soup.

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  12. Thanks for sharing Sandeepa!!

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  13. Thank u sandeepa for the excellent recipe! can't wait to make it n enjoy! we had Saraswati puja - hope u also had and enjoyed ur gota sedhdho. My ma in law mixes lots of knacha lanka, sarsher tel and pati lebu... we all relish!

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  14. Hilarious! And crazy coincidence - just a couple of days ago, we taught our daughter to say 'Khai se aamare' with the correct inflection :))

    That soup has GOT to be made! I'm big on Burmese, and the 'almost' suits me just fine.

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  15. Clicks are great!!. Love this version of soup.

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  16. This looks so comforting :) I just need a good book and a bowl of this,..

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  17. Sandeepadi where will I get curry powder and curry paste? Any specific store?

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