Mohinga junior rice-noodle soup

Name: Mohinga junior rice-noodle soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Myanmar
Ingredients: 250 g rice noodles; 350 g boneless white fish; 1.4 L water or unsalted stock; 1 stalk lemongrass; 2 cm ginger; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 banana stem or 1 cup cabbage, finely sliced; 1 egg, boiled and quartered, optional; 1/4 tsp salt, optional

Myanmar · မုန့်ဟင်းခါး · Myanmar

Mohinga junior rice-noodle soup

A gentle fish and rice-noodle soup with banana stem, ginger and turmeric. Keep the chilli and crispy toppings for adults.

20 minPreparation

40 minCooking

60 minTotal time

4Servings

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MyAutismHub · 4 September 2026
Soft & slurpy · Portions are a guide; appetite and needs vary.

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For 4 servings

What you’ll need

250 g rice noodles
350 g boneless white fish
1.4 L water or unsalted stock
1 stalk lemongrass
2 cm ginger
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 banana stem or 1 cup cabbage, finely sliced
1 egg, boiled and quartered, optional
1/4 tsp salt, optional

Allergens
Fish and egg if used; check noodles and stock.

One step at a time

Let’s make it

Simmer fish with lemongrass and ginger for 12 minutes; remove fish and check for bones.
Flake fish and return it to the broth with turmeric and banana stem or cabbage.
Simmer 10 minutes, then cook noodles separately.
Taste and add salt if needed. Serve egg, lime and chilli separately.

Preparation and cooking times are estimates. Use the doneness checks in the method.

Make the texture work

Strain broth and serve noodles with fish separately. Cabbage is an easy banana-stem substitute.

Season it properly

Lemongrass, ginger and turmeric provide the signature aroma. Add salt after tasting; chilli, lime and crispy toppings are adult choices.

Simple swaps

Use chicken or tofu instead of fish; use cabbage when banana stem is unavailable.

Keep it safely

Refrigerate broth and noodles separately within 2 hours; use fish broth within 24 hours.

Food education

What the ingredients bring

These are practical food-group notes, not a laboratory nutrition analysis. Portions and brands change the numbers.

Fish provides protein, iodine and vitamin B12.
Rice noodles provide carbohydrate energy.
Cabbage contributes vitamin C, folate and fibre.

Before serving: supervise eating and adapt size and texture to your child’s chewing skills. These are ordinary family recipes, not a treatment for autism or a prescribed swallowing diet.

Mohinga junior rice-noodle soup

Mohinga junior rice-noodle soup

What you’ll need

Let’s make it

Make the texture work

Season it properly

Simple swaps

Keep it safely

What the ingredients bring

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