Pe htaw bhut htamin

Pe htaw bhut htamin
Alternative names	Butter rice; Butter and lentil rice; Buttered lentil rice
Type	Starch
Course	Main dish
Place of origin	Myanmar (Burma)
Associated cuisine	Burmese cuisine
Main ingredients	long-grained rice; butter; bay leaves;
Ingredients generally used	cinnamon sticks; cardamom pods; cloves; raisins; cashew nut;

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Pe htaw bhut htamin (Burmese: ထောပတ်ထမင်း; IPA: [tʰɔ́baʔtʰəmɪ́ɴ], also known as butter rice or butter and lentil rice) is a festive rice dish in Burmese cuisine, typically associated with celebratory occasions like wedding receptions or almsgiving feasts.^[1] The rice dish is typically paired with a traditional Burmese chicken or mutton curry.

Ingredients

Buttered rice uses long-grained paw hsan hmwe or basmati rice, and in its most basic form, is cooked with butter, lentils, and bay leaves. Cashew nuts and raisins may be added, and the dish can be spiced with cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods or cloves, and garnished with fried golden onions to serve.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Yin, Saw Myat (2016-06-15). CultureShock! Myanmar 2016. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789814751940.
^ Robert, Claudia Saw Lwin; Pe, Win; Hutton, Wendy (2014-02-04). The Food of Myanmar: Authentic Recipes from the Land of the Golden Pagodas. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462913688.
^ "Butter Rice". Myanmar Travel Information. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

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[1] Yin, Saw Myat (2016-06-15). CultureShock! Myanmar 2016. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. ISBN 9789814751940.

[2] Robert, Claudia Saw Lwin; Pe, Win; Hutton, Wendy (2014-02-04). The Food of Myanmar: Authentic Recipes from the Land of the Golden Pagodas. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462913688.

[3] "Butter Rice". Myanmar Travel Information. Retrieved 2019-10-31.

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v t e Burmese cuisine
List of Burmese dishes List of ingredients in Burmese cuisine
Salads	Burmese salads Cassia flower bud salad Fermented tea leaf salad Khauk swè thoke Nan gyi thohk Mont di Papaya salad
Rice dishes	Burmese fried rice Buttered rice Coconut rice Congee Danpauk Glutinous rice Hsi htamin Htamanè Sticky rice in bamboo Htamin jin Milk rice Thingyan rice
Noodle dishes	Dry Kat kyi kaik Sigyet khauk swè Noodle soups Kawyay khauk swe Kya zan hinga Kyay oh Meeshay Misua Mohinga Nam ngiao Ohn no khao swè
Other dishes	Burmese curry Chicken curry Goat curry Nga thalaut paung Shrimp curry Burmese fritters Baya gyaw Banana fritters Samuza Burmese tofu Lahpet Breads Chapati Nanbya Palata Puri Toshay Soups Thizone hin Talabaw
Snacks	Burmese mont Apon Bein mont Curry puff Halawa Pathein halawa Htamane Gyalabi Khanon i Khanon htok Khauk mont Kulfi Kyaukkyaw Ladu Malaing lone Masakat Mayway mont Mont baung Mont kalama Mont kywe the Mont lin maya Mont lone yay baw Nankhatai Nga mont Ngapyaw baung Ounhmangu Pashu mont Sanwin makin Shwe htamin Thagu Thagu byin Htanthi mont Htoe mont Burmese fruit preserves Burmese pork offal skewers Kawpyan
Drinks and beverages	Burmese tea Burmese milk tea Mont let saung Palm wine Phaluda Shalabat Sugarcane juice Shwe yin aye Yogurt Zozu
Seasonings and ingredients	Dried shrimp Jaggery Ngachin Ngapi Mango pickle Mohnyin tjin Paw hsan hmwe Pon ye gyi
Miscellaneous	Beef taboo Daunglan Satuditha Tea culture Teahouse Tiffin carrier Zhonghe Myanmar Street
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