Burmese tea leaf salad
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Fusion
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For the Fermented green tea
  • 2 tbsp dried green tea leaves
  • ½ inch fresh ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 scallions
  • 1 stem cilantro(optional)
  • 1-2 whole green chilly(take the seeds out for less spice)
  • 2 tbsp mango juice/pineapple juice/orange juice
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • salt
Salad
  • Green cabbage
  • ⅓ cup roasted peanuts
  • ½ cup grape tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp fried garlic(very important)
  • 1 tsp white sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp black sesame seeds(optional)
  • 3 tbsp fried yellow split peas(moon daal)
  • 2 tbsp of fermented tea
  • lemon wedge
Instructions
Fermented Green Tea dressing:
  1. Wash the green tea very well with hot water. Rinse twice. Grind it with garlic, ginger, scallions, cilantro, green chilly, mango juice, vegetable oil, lemon juice, salt and grind it to a smooth paste. Do not add water.
  2. The most important part of the fermentation is to leave the paste in the refrigerator for at least 2 days.
Assembly:
  1. Cut the cabbage into thin strands. Wash and dry it very well.
  2. Add it to the base of your serving bowl. Arrange the halved grape tomatoes, peanuts, fried garlic, sesame seeds, fried yellow split peas and Put 2 tbsp or more of the green tea dressing.
  3. Toss well.
ENJOY!!
Notes
The fermentation of the green tea paste is very important. I used or sencha loose tea leaves.
You can find fried moong daal in every Indian store. You can even find it in your local grocery store.


http://www.amazon.com/Haldirams-Moong-Dal-Fried-Pulse/dp/B004XTCKH0/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424310317&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=fried+moong+daal
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2015/03/10/burmese-tea-leaf-salad/