rakhine moti recipe : hsa*ba, myanmar cookbook

Ingredients

• 300g catfish (or brown trout)
• ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 1/2 litres water
• 2cm fresh galangal, peeled & sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon black pepper corn, freshly ground
• ½ teaspoon shrimp paste
• salt to season
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons crushed dried chillies
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 shallots, made into crispy shallots
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced lengthways & soaked in cold water
• 45g tamarind pulp
• 250 ml water
• 500g rice noodles, cooked
• large handful of fresh coriander, chopped
• extra fish sauce & ground black pepper