Burmese Djenkol Bean and Tealeaf Salad

 Burmese Djenkol Bean and Tealeaf Salad

Djenkol bean is one of my favourite beans and especially djenkol bean salad is my favourite. Tealeaf salad is one of the most favourite foods in Myanmar and Myanmar is the one where tea is eaten as well as drunk. As a popular expression of  Myanmar (Burmese): Of all the fruit, the mango’s the best; of all the meat, the pork’s the best; and of all the leaves, tealeaf (lahpet)’s the best. Djenkol bean and tea leaf are the best combination food and all of Myanmar people love to eat it. This salad is sold at every street food shop and traditional food restaurants as a seasonal salad.
 

Cuisine : Myanmar(Burmese)

Preparation Time : 10mins

Cooking Time : 10mins

Total Time : 20mins

    Ingredients

5        Djenkol Bean
Sour and Spicy fermented tea leaf    50g
1        Tomato
2        Chilies
Vegetables Oil          2 Tbsp
Salt              A little bit
Dashi seaweed powder        ½ Tsp
Dry shrimp     A little bit
Roasted sesame seed A little bit

Instruction

1. Sliced thinly boiled djenkol bean. Washed tomato, chilies and sliced thinly. (If the fermented tea leaf is too spicy, you don’t need to add more chilies)

2. Expected roasted sesame seed, mixed all of the ingredients. Plated djenkol bean and tea leaf salad and sprinkle with roasted sesame seed. Served djenkol bean and tea leaf salad with cooked white rice and hot tea.