Everyday meals
Ema datshi
Bhutan's national dish: green chilies slowly cooked in a creamy sauce made with datshi cheese. It's served spooned over red rice, at any time of day, and its heat is proudly embraced.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
87 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.1 g
- Fat
- 5.5 g
- of which saturated fat
- 3.5 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Cut the chilies into strips, finely chop the onion and garlic.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat, then sauté the onion and garlic for 4 minutes.
- Add the chilies and let them soften for 5 minutes, stirring.
- Pour in the milk and bring to a gentle simmer, then add the crumbled cheese, stirring until you get a smooth sauce.
- Season with salt, pepper and turmeric, then simmer 10 minutes over low heat until the sauce thickens.
- Serve piping hot with red rice.
Variations and tips
Mild version. Remove the seeds from the chilies and replace half of them with red bell pepper.
Using what you have on hand. Replace datshi with a mix of feta and grated Gruyère.
More ideas
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Original Ecomely recipe.