Sajur Lodeh Recipe
Ingredients
| Onion | 1 Medium, chopped | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm), crushed | |
| 1 1/2 tsp. dried chillis or sambal ulek | ||
| Shrimp paste | 1 Teaspoon, dried | |
| 1/2 tsp. laos powder | ||
| Peanut oil | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 1 1/2 lb. mixed vegetables, cut into bite-sized pieces | ||
| Tomato | 1 Large, blanched | |
| Coconut milk | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Soft brown sugar | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Peanut butter | 1 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Put the onion, garlic, sambal ulek and blachan into a mortar and pound to a paste with a pestle.
Alternatively, puree in a blender.
Stir in the laos powder.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
When it is very hot, add the spice paste and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the tomato and stir-fry for 3 minutes, or until it has pulped.
Gradually stir in the coconut milk and bring to the boil.
Add the vegetables to the pan, in the order in which they should be cooked (longest cooking vegetable first).
Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook until they are just tender but still crisp.
Stir in the sugar and peanut butter and simmer for 1 minute longer.
Transfer to a warmed serving bowl and serve at once.
Alternatively, puree in a blender.
Stir in the laos powder.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
When it is very hot, add the spice paste and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the tomato and stir-fry for 3 minutes, or until it has pulped.
Gradually stir in the coconut milk and bring to the boil.
Add the vegetables to the pan, in the order in which they should be cooked (longest cooking vegetable first).
Reduce the heat to moderately low and cook until they are just tender but still crisp.
Stir in the sugar and peanut butter and simmer for 1 minute longer.
Transfer to a warmed serving bowl and serve at once.
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