tablespoons caster sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cucumber (about 1 lb/500 g), peeled
1 red finger-length chili, deseeded if desired, thinly sliced
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons coarsely crushed dry-roasted peanuts (optional)
1 Put the vinegar, water, sugar and salt in a bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves.
2 Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and scrape out the pulpy portion only if the seeds are well formed. Cut across into 1/2 -in (1-cm) slices and toss with the vinegar mixture.
3 Add the chili and shallots, mix, then cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and scatter the top with the peanuts.
Tangy Tomato Dip Khayan chin thi pantwe pyaw
This roasted tomato dip is a specialty of the Shan tribe of Burma, who usually add their distinctive dried fermented soybean wafers for extra flavor; however, easily available salted soybean paste makes an adequate substitute. Roasting the tomatoes, chilies, shallots and garlic over charcoal gives this dip a wonderful flavor, but even if you have to use a grill, broiler, or a dry wok, you’ll still be delighted with the result.
Serves 4–6
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
8 shallots, unpeeled
8 cloves garlic, unpeeled
4 green finger-length chilies
4–6 small tomatoes
1 tablespoon salted soybean paste
1/2–3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
Salt, to taste
1 heaped tablespoon finely minced fresh coriander leaves (cilantro)
1 Put the shallots, garlic and chilies on a fine mesh grill over a barbecue or under a hot grill; alternatively, put them in a dry wok. Cook over medium heat, turning several times. Remove the chilies as soon as they soften, taking care the skin does not blacken, but keep cooking the shallots and garlic until the skins start to blacken and the inside is soft.
2 Slice off the stem end of the chilies. Cut each chili lengthwise and discard the seeds. Slice the chilies and put them in a mortar or spice grinder. Remove the blackened skins from the shallots. Cut the rounded end off each garlic clove, grab the skin of the other end and squeeze out the garlic. Add the shallots and garlic to the chilies.
3 Cook the tomatoes in the same way as the other ingredients, turning until they start to soften. Transfer to a plate, peel, then chop coarsely.
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