Recipes · Burmese · Main Courses
Nan Gyi Thoke (Thick Rice Noodle Salad with Chicken)
One serving has 715 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (101%), manganese (72%), phosphorus (71%), pyridoxine (65%), choline (50%) and vitamin K (50%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (345 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, fish, poultry
Ingredients
- 90 g Rice noodles, dry
- 100 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
- 50 g Onions, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 2 g Turmeric
- 2 g Chili powder
- 10 g Chickpea flour (besan)
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 12 g Vegetable oil
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Lime juice
- 8 g Scallions, raw
Method
- Finely chop the onion and garlic and fry in the oil over medium heat until soft and golden.
- Add the chicken, turmeric and chili powder, and cook for 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through; lift out, shred the meat, and return it to the pan with the fish sauce and a splash of water to keep it saucy.
- Toast the chickpea flour in a dry pan for 2-3 minutes until fragrant, for sprinkling over the finished dish.
- Boil the rice noodles until tender, drain, and toss with a little of the seasoned oil from the chicken.
- Hard-boil the egg, cool, peel and halve. Pile the noodles into a bowl, top with the shredded chicken, toasted chickpea flour, boiled egg, scallion and a squeeze of lime juice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 715 kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 89.3 g | |
| Water | 193 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.9 g | 17% |
| Protein | 35.6 g | 74% |
| Tryptophan | 0.39 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.7 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.9 g | |
| Cystine | 0.48 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 0.9 g | |
| Fat | 22.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.04 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.2 g | |
| Saturated | 4.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.12 g | |
| Cholesterol | 280 mg | |
| Calcium | 102 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.36 mg | 40% |
| Iron | 4.7 mg | 26% |
| Magnesium | 86.5 mg | 28% |
| Manganese | 1.3 mg | 72% |
| Phosphorus | 496 mg | 71% |
| Potassium | 659 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 55.4 µg | 101% |
| Sodium | 1,027 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.6 mg | 45% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.51 mg | 46% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.6 mg | 47% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.84 mg | 65% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 94.3 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 45% |
| Choline | 214 mg | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 121 µg | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 9.3 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 42 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 2.8 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin K | 45.3 µg | 50% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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