India 2025: Samosa Soup, Tea Leaf Salad, Tohu Mash Palata, Sticky Rice with Coconut Cream, Mekong Curry, Burmese Falooda, Saffron & Samosa Cheesecake and the immensely popular Khowsuey – a wide repertoire of delightful Burmese dishes await at Burma Burma. Celebrating the culture, cuisine, and cooking styles of this fascinating and largely unexplored country, Burma Burma is India’s first and one-of-its-kind Burmese specialty restaurant and tea room, With its extensive beverage offering and unique yet delicious food inspired by the streets and homes of Burma, the award-winning restaurant currently owns fourteen restaurants and delivery kitchens across Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Ahmedabad. Burma Burma presents Burma’s authentic culinary traditions with contemporary flair along with the finest selection of artisanal teas, in a space designed with traditional Burmese accents and modern touches. The ever-evolving menu comprises dishes and beverages borrowed and replicated from its street food, as well as tribal and heirloom recipes passed down through generations. Enhanced with big, bold flavours that appeal to Indian palates and preferences, come discover a selection of delicious small plates, refreshing salads, hearty mains, thirst-quenching coolers, and chilled bubble teas, decadent desserts, and artisanal, small batch nostalgia-laced artisanal ice creams.
Blending the best of traditional Burmese recipes with fresh ingredients and unique flavours, Burma Burma’s menu offering includes signature dishes based on heirloom recipes from co-founder Ankit Gupta’s mother as well dishes from the culinary team’s frequent research trips across Burma over the years. The restaurants offer a unique amalgamation of Burma’s migrant food cultures, street food and age-old homestyle cooking melded with indigenous ingredients, presented in a contemporary format. Bestsellers include Raw Mango Salad, Spicy Tea Leaf & Avocado Salad, Lotus Stem Crisps, Samosa Soup, Steamed Buns with Brown Onion & Roasted Chilli, Burmese Falafel, Mandalay Noodle Bowl, Mekong Curry, Rangoon Baked Milk among a plethora of soul-satisfying dishes. Blending the best of traditional Burmese recipes with unique flavours, with a robust food menu, a one-of-a-kind tea and beverage program and desserts that are contemporary and unique. Established in 2014, Burma Burma (Hunger Pangs Pvt. Ltd.), is the brainchild of restaurateurs and childhood friends, Chirag Chhajer and Ankit Gupta, with a total of 14 restaurants and delivery kitchens across India bringing Burmese culture to life in a way that has never been done before. Burma Burma was voted No. 34 at the Condé Nast Traveller Top Restaurant Awards 2023.
Celebrating the vibrant culture of Burma in every space
At every new address, Burma Burma’s well-curated offering of cuisine from migrant cultures, street food and heritage homestyle cooking stays consistent. But what’s new is the story that informs the design of every new restaurant. Minnie Bhatt, Design Director, Minnie Bhatt Design, spearheads the interior design for Burma Burma restaurants. In all the restaurants across India, the culture of Burma finds expression in the decor and design elements adding to the immersive experience for the diner.
An Experience Of Burmese Food & Culture
Burma Burma, an ode to the people and culture of Burma, is an introduction to its cuisine in a modern and eclectic way, amalgamating traditional flavours with contemporary interpretations. Discover an array of small plates, moreish mains, refreshing beverages and decadent desserts. The medium-spicy fare ranges from steamed buns (paukse) to parathas (palatas) and salads (thoke) with fermented tea leaves and even a Samuza Soup! The cuisine is characterised by sour, spicy and robust flavours with kaffir limes, balachaung peppers, sunflower seeds, and laphet, carefully infused into dishes, to create a new world of culinary delights. Indigenous Burmese ingredients like bandel cheese, pickled plum, balachaung peppers and laphet, all sourced from Burma, promise to transport you to the streets of Yangon with every bite. Soups or Hincho and salads in Burmese cuisine are not just appetisers but typically eaten throughout the day and the selection reflects its fascinating street food culture. Samosa Soup (Samuza Hincho) – a signature offering, comprises a crispy samosa dunked in a tangy soup with spiced black chickpeas and spring vegetables, while the Mohinga Noodle Soup – the national dish of Burma, is a lemongrass-infused lentil and banana stem soup with rice vermicelli and crisps. The streets of Burma are dotted with salad shops serving an array of refreshing salads celebrating its fresh produce. We bring you Tea Leaf Salad, made with laphet (fermented and pickled tea leaves), along with fried garlic, nuts, sesame seeds, lettuce, and tomatoes; Raw Mango Salad – a spicy and tangy bowl of raw mango shreds tossed with roasted red chilli, crushed peanuts, lettuce, and brown onion; and Crunchy Spring Roll Salad, that pairs twin tomatoes and fresh bean sprouts with golden fried spring rolls, tossed in a zingy tamarind dressing and chilli oil.
Small plates include “Wa” Potato – a dish inspired by the cuisine of the “Wa” tribe, comprising wok-tossed potatoes with crushed peanuts, brown onions, lemon leaves, and roasted red chillies; TEA SHOP Fries Platter – mock-mince samosa, crusted sweet potato fries, and spring onion crisps; and Spicy Tea Leaf & Edamame – edamame pods tossed with fermented tea leaf paste and garlic. Other options include Grill That ‘Bao’ – light and airy steamed buns filled with seared mock meat, grilled, and served with papadum; Charred Broccoli & Smoked Burmese Cheese served with a tangy and spicy Malar sauce, sunflower seeds, and lemongrass oil; and Pan-Fried Rice Dumplings – pan-fried rice flour shells with white pea & sesame, topped with a tamarind dressing tossed raw papaya salad. Try the Edamame & Broad Bean Hummus – a smooth and airy broad bean and edamame purée topped with the spicy Burmese balachaung stuffed peppers, served with local tea-shop style Burmese naan.
Palatas include Masala Mushroom Palata – flaky parathas filled with an umami stuffing of shiitake and button mushrooms, served with sesame chilli dip; Tohu Mash Palata from the Shan region, made with chickpea flour-based tohu cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices, served with flaky parathas; and Peppery Tofu & Onion Roast Palata – slow-cooked tofu with caramelised onions, soy, and slit chillies.
No meal at Burma Burma is complete without Khowsuey. The signature Oh No Khowsuey is always a crowd-favourite. This fragrant and creamy coconut milk curry infused with lemongrass and tamarind is topped with diced Asian vegetables and served with noodles of your choice including hakka noodles, whole wheat, udon, and rice noodles along with an array of toppings. Other variations include Dry Khowsuey – hand-tossed rice noodles with gram flour, roasted red chillies, garlic, and tamarind, served with corn crisps and Panthay Khowsuey or China Town Noodles from the Panthay Chinese community, comprising street-style noodles tossed with vegetables and robust flavours of ground spices, tamarind, turmeric, and soy.
Inspired by the villages of southern Burma, Grilled Sticky Rice (Kowni Ghin) is sticky rice, wrapped in banana leaf, filled with toppings of one’s choice and served with kaffir lime sauce. Another must-try comfort bowl of homely goodness is Uncle Maung’s Chilli Garlic Street Noodles – udon noodles tossed in pounded roast chillies and garlic, topped with wok-tossed asparagus, taro, and tofu. The signature Fried Rice with Tea Leaf, inspired by the Burmese love for tea leaves, is an amalgamation of rice with punchy tea leaves, peanuts, and garlic. Best paired with Mekong Curry, discovered on the banks of the Mekong river, this simple, rich, and no-fuss curry is a blend of creamy coconut milk and vegetables, flavoured with red chillies and tamarind. Mustard Edamame Rice – a speciality of the Mon tribe in Burma, is jasmine rice cooked in sun-dried mustard broth with buttered edamame along with Water Chestnut, Tofu & Lotus Stem Stir Fry tossed with plum sauce, soy, and shredded ginger. Another favourite is the Mandalay Noodle Bowl, a hearty Udon Noodle bowl with coconut curry, charred bok choy, and tofu, topped with crunchy shiitake. A Burmese meal must include a rice plate and recommended is the Smoked Chilli Rice Bowl with aromatic jasmine rice, wok-tossed in smoked chilli sauce with seasonal greens and topped with crackers.
Something Sweet at the End
Desserts at Burma Burma include – reimagined traditional Burmese Desserts, International Desserts, and Artisanal Ice Creams. All-time favourite Burmese Desserts include Street-Style Burmese Falooda, a reimagined Burmese falooda, with chilled coconut milk, sweet bread, basil seeds, black grass jelly, and sticky rice; and Tagu Piyan, a coconut panna cotta with sago, cooked in palm jaggery. The International desserts created by Chef Vinesh Johny are influenced by traditional Burmese sweetmeats and global favourites and are entirely eggless. The Saffron & Samuza Cheesecake is a baked saffron cheesecake, topped with pistachio crème, flaky honey samuza and a scoop of mango sorbet. Rangoon Baked Milk, that perfect ‘not too sweet’ dessert is made with house-baked milk, vanilla whipped ganache, raspberry gel, fried brioche, and a generous sprinkle of almond nougatine.
Inspired by childhood flavours and classic ingredients with a touch of nostalgia, Burma Burma’s artisanal ice creams are fresh, creamy, and delicious. Made in-house in small batches in popular flavours, the experimentation goes beyond the kitchen to innovate with nostalgia. The six unique flavours include Pineapple Energee, Dark Chocolate, Avocado & Honey, Caramelised Chocolate & Cheese, Sunshine “Lemon & Poppy Seed”, and Durian Fruit. The ice creams are available for dine-in, home delivery, and takeaway.
Tea, Coolers, Kombucha & More
Take a detour from your everyday chai to explore the fascinating world of teas and tea culture at Burma Burma. The tea program is extensive, well-researched, and unlike any other in the country. Tea, integral to Burmese life, is not just savoured as a drink but eaten too. The beverage program at Burma Burma stays true to its roots with a Burmese Tea Room offering an extensive selection of tea blends from black to oolong to herbal variants, along with specials like Camomile & Mandarin Tea and Ayurveda Teatox, sourced from Burmese tea estates. Burma Burma’s beverage program includes Artisanal Teas, Noble Coolers, Lemonades, Bubble Teas, and a selection of teas that are handpicked and brewed live for guests at their table. The alcohol-free beverage program is well-researched and integrates several new-age bar techniques such as zero-proof drinks, smoking cocktails, and fat wash, reflected in drinks including Smoked Guava with guava juice, tabasco, pomegranate, activated charcoal, and kaffir lime leaves; and Zero Proof G&T with elderflower, tonic water, yuzu bitter, and juniper berry. Popular Artisanal Iced Teas include Lemon & Lime, a cold brew lemon tea with citrusy notes of lime; and Hibiscus & Kumquat – a tasteful amalgamation of hibiscus tea, kumquat, white tea kombucha, kaffir lime, and honey. These non-alcoholic beverages pair perfectly with the food offering from the diverse geographies of Burma. Also available on tap are Cucumber Kvass – a refreshing and tangy probiotic drink made from fermented cucumbers, sea salt, and spices, with the subtle heat of jalapeño; Beet Kvass – a mildly sour, savoury, and earthy probiotic aperitif made from fermented beetroots and spices; Apple Carrot Ginger Kombucha – a delightful effervescent blend of crisp apple sweetness, earthy carrot undertones, and a zingy ginger kick; Mango Turmeric Kombucha – a harmonious blend of sweet mango and earthy turmeric, packed with natural probiotics and antioxidants; Smokey Oolong Kombucha – an effervescent, tart, and slightly sweet brew with earthy Oolong tea and smoked pinewood, rich in antioxidants; and Yangon Citrus Kombucha – a bright and zesty low-sugar beverage brewed with premium white tea and infused with kumquat, offering a perfect balance of sweet, tangy flavours and citrusy notes, along with a boost of probiotics and antioxidants, promoting gut health and well-being. Other drinks on offer include the refreshing Lemon Splash with kaffir lime; Berry Blush with pickled berries; Peru lemonade with Sichuan pepper; and Paloma, which has a sweet and spicy kick and uses pineapple, grapefruit, sesame seeds, coriander seeds, lemongrass, kaffir lime, and chilli.
Bubble Tea, an Asian delicacy, has gained immense popularity in many South Asian countries, Burma included. Our Bubble Teas are one of the most loved and offer a wide selection of flavours with sweet, chewy tapioca pearls, and freshly brewed teas. The new Bubble tea menu has a variety of flavours from classic milk teas to fruit-infused creations and vegan options, each a perfect complement to our culinary offering. Some of the new flavours include Korean Banana Bubble Tea made with banana purée, milk, and tapioca pearls – our special collaboration with GOT Tea; Lotus Biscoff Bubble Tea with oat milk, lotus biscoff, and tapioca pearls; Citrus Hibiscus Bubble Tea with yuzu, basil, hibiscus tea syrup, fizz, and tapioca pearls; Yuzu Lemonade Bubble Tea with yuzu, basil, fizz, black tea, and tapioca pearls.
Bringing Burmese flavours to your home kitchen
The cupboard filled with magical ingredients at our restaurant promises to add a delicious piece of Burma to your home kitchen. Shop Burma Burma’s (www.shopburmaburma.in) retail range with its eclectic Burmese flavours, is a must-have in every foodie’s larder. The selection includes mouth-watering snacks, spice mixes, toppings, and essential sauces to level up your stir-fries, rice, and noodles in a matter of minutes. Khowsuey Curry Paste, Maungs Chilli Garlic Paste, and Balachaung, make traditional Burmese dishes like the Oh No Khowsuey, thokes, noodle bowls, or become a flavourful addition to any international meal you cook up. Also available are the irresistible Lotus Stem Chips, signature exotic tea blends, and artisanal ice creams. An amalgamation of forgotten recipes, fond memories, distinct flavours, and a coveted culture, the Burma Burma retail offering brings Burma to your home.
