Was scrolling around the phone and got to learn about the existence of Mingalar Foodies Kitchen — these folks had just recently moved into the K2 F&B Canteen at Blk 51 within Paya Ubi Industrial Estate. Whilst this namesake of the establishment is still fairly new, these folks aren’t new to the local F&B scene — they had previously been operating as Foodie’s Arian within an industrial building named Nordix in Woodlands Industrial Park. Foodie’s Arian was an establishment that previously emphasised on serving up Myanmar cuisine; its move to Paya Ubi Industrial Estate sees an expansion of its menu however — these folks now serve up three categories of items on its menu being Chinese Food, Thai Food and Myanmar Food.
We found ourselves going for the Coconut Milk Curry Chicken Soup with Noodle that is listed under the Myanmar Food section of the menu — this dish can also be referred to as Ohn-No-Kauk-Swe. A soup noodle dish, the Coconut Milk Curry Chicken Soup here is observed to com with elements such as turmeric, onion, chickpea flour, coconut, chicken broth, lime, rice noodles, half-boiled egg, chicken chunks, coriander and chili oil. This dish can be described as their version of a Laksa, though the flavours here do differ quite a bit from the Laksa that we know — despite the use of coconut milk, the broth isn’t too rich; the flavours of the broth being one that is somewhat briny especially with the chicken soup and turmeric yet slightly thickened from the use of chickpea flour and coconut milk which we found to be pretty comforting with the slurpy noodles. Adding a bit of lime zest adds an extra citrusy zing to the broth as well. The other elements like onions and coriander provide further aromatics to the dish, with the onions giving an element of crunch at the same time. Mixing the other elements in, the splash of chili oil lends a bit of spiciness that should be manageable for those whom are tolerable to lesser than moderate levels of spiciness, while the chicken chunks gives a meaty bite; elements like the chickpea fritters further does give an extra dimension of crunch as well.
