No htamin (Burmese: နို့ထမင်း; IPA: [no̰ tʰəmɪ́ɴ], also known in English as milk rice) is a festive rice dish in Burmese cuisine, typically associated with celebratory occasions and generally regarded for its restorative properties.

Milk rice
TypeStarch
Place of originMyanmar (Burma)
Associated cuisineBurmese cuisine
Main ingredients
Similar dishesButtered rice, coconut rice

Buttered rice uses long-grained paw hsan hmwe or basmati rice, and is cooked with milk, shallots, butter, salt, and optionally with spices such as garam masala, cumin and aniseed.[1] It is typically eaten with Burmese curries.

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  1. ^ "'နွားနို့ထမင်းနှင့် အုန်းနို့ထမင်း'". Food Magazine Myanmar. Retrieved 2019-11-16.