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Sayur lodeh (Malay vegetable curry)

This flavourful coconut vegetable curry dish goes amazingly well with rice. A great option for lunch or dinner!

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Curry paste
  • 5 dried chillies
  • 1 red chilli, seeds removed and roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup raw cashews
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 2 small shallots, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon Vegemite
  • 35g (4 tablespoons) ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 stalk lemongrass (white part only), roughly chopped
  • juice of 1 lime
    • 2 tablespoons canola oil
    • 1 cup reduced-fat coconut milk
    • 2 cups reduced-salt vegetable stock
    • 3 kaffir lime leaves
    • 250g green beans, ends removed and cut in half
    • 2 cups quartered button mushrooms
    • 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into batons
    • 1 head (around 200g)c broccoli, cut in small florets
    • ¼ (around 500g) red cabbage, sliced
    • 300g firm tofu, cut in 3cm cubes
    • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
    • coriander leaves, to garnish
    • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place all curry paste ingredients in a food processor. Blend to a smooth paste.

    2 Heat oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add curry paste and fry for 1-2 minutes, or until fragrant.

    3 Add coconut milk, stock and kaffir lime leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

    4 Add vegetables and tofu, and continue to simmer for 20 minutes. Remove kaffir lime leaves.

    5 Serve garnished with spring onion and coriander leaves, with hot rice on the side.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check turmeric, stock and tofu are gluten free.

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