Author Notes
A Malaysian curry made with vegetables and coconut milk gravy full of flavor and amazing aroma. —Devangi Raval
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Ingredients
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2 tablespoons
Oil
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2
Medium sized onions
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2 to 3
Whole red chillies
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4
Cloves of Garlic
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2.5 teaspoons
Ginger
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1.5 teaspoons
Cumin powder
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2 teaspoons
Coriander powder
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1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder
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2 to 3 teaspoons
Curry powder
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1 to 2 teaspoons
Galangal
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2
Stalks of lemon grass
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1.5 cups
Vegetables like eggplant, cabbage, carrots, babycorn, broccoli, snap pea, mushrooms, onions, red bell pepper everything should be chopped into big pieces
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3 cups
Thick Coconut Milk
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3 to 4
slices of tofu
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Salt to taste
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1 teaspoon
Brown sugar
Directions
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Take all the vegetables and blanch them well in enough water. Just for 2 to 3 minutes. Everything has to be al-dente kind. Leave them aside.
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Take onions, fresh red chillies, ginger, garlic, galangal, and lemon grass and grind it to a paste with just little bit of water.
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On the other side, heat up a wok in medium heat and add oil to it. Take the paste that we have already prepared and add it to the oil and saute for few seconds, till it releases flavors. Do not burn it. Keep the heat low.
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Now, add the coconut milk and use a little water if needed. And, add the curry powder, turmeric powder, coriander, cumin, and let it simmer for few minutes.
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Add, the already blanched vegetables as mentioned in the ingredient list. Lot of recipe call for Okra also. Do not cut okra into small pieces, just cut them into two big slices or so. And, also add the tofu, salt and sugar.
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Mix everything well and let it simmer for two more minutes and then it is done. Remove it from stove and serve it hot with plain boiled white rice, jasmine rice or brown rice.
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