Atho | Chennai Special Street Food | Indo Burmese

Atho is a traditional street-style food from Burmese cuisine. The main ingredients are rice, noodle, potato, ginger, tomato, lime, long bean, and ngapi (fish paste). It is a mixture of noodles, shredded cabbage, and onions garnished with tamarind, salt, fried onions, chili flakes, and garlic and it is a popular street food served by Burmese people of origin living in Chennai. The recipe given below brings the taste of Chennai style atho and the food is simple, spicy, and can be relished as a filling meal.

Final output of Indo Burmese Atho Chennai street food — *Indo Burmese Atho*

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Recipe card

Indo Burmese Atho | Chennai Special

Yield: 4 people

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Indo Burmese Atho is a traditional street-style food from Burmese cuisine. Atho is a Chennai street food that is simple, spicy, and can be relished as a filling meal.

Ingredients

250 gm Veg noodles
½ cup Cabbage, thinly sliced
¼ cup Carrot, thinly sliced
1 Onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup Boiled potatoes
2 tsp Tamarind extract
2 tbsp Lemon juice
2 tbsp Roasted gram powder
3 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp Fried onions
1 tsp Chili flakes
1 tsp Chili powder
1 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped
Salt, as needed
3 tbsp Oil
Water, to cook noodles

Instructions

To Prepare Atho

In a pan add water and allow it to boil in medium heat. Once the water starts boiling, add the noodles and cook it for about 5 to 7 minutes or until it is done
Remove the noodles from the pan and strain it. Now run some cold water to avoid sticking of noodles and keep it aside
In a pan add 3 tbsp of oil and fry the onion and garlic in medium heat until it turns golden brown in color. Remove the fried onion and garlic and keep it aside. Keep the oil for later use
In a bowl add cooked noodles, cabbage, carrots, boiled potatoes, fried onion and garlic, raw onion, chili powder, tamarind extract, chili flakes, roasted gram powder, and salt. Now add the fried oil from the pan and combine everything well with two spatula
Drizzle the lemon juice to the above noodles mix and garnish with cilantro

Serve

Serve the Indo Burmese Atho chill or warm with any spicy gravy or as it is

Nutrition Information

Yield 4 Serving Size 1 cup
Amount Per Serving Calories 260Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 0mgSodium 220mgCarbohydrates 33gFiber 5gSugar 5gProtein 6g

Disclaimer: Nutrition information comes from third-party apps and calculators. The information is purely an estimate and provided for information purposes only. You should not rely on this information as a substitute for, nor does it replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Frequently asked question

What is Atho?

Atho is a noodles dish in which the noodles are tossed in garlic oil along with chili powder, tamarind juice, cabbage, and fried onions. It is a popular Burmese street food found in the streets of Chennai.

What are the variations of Atho?

This dish can be made with chicken, egg, mutton along with preferred vegetables of individual choice.

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