SAYUR LODEH

Sayur lodeh is a malay mixed vegetables cook in coconut milk with a few spices.Is a popular dish in
malaysia.,eating with  plain rice or nasi lemak and with sambal sotong sold in street stall ,loved by all
walks of life.

SAYUR LODEH

Ingredients;
100g long bean ( cut slant thin slice)
100g cabbage ( cut into 1 cm strip or tear to small pcs)
50g dry bean curd (soaked in water till soft and tear into two)
3 pcs taukwa ,cut into short 1 cm long
60g glass noodles (tang hoon)(soaked in water till soft,drain)
2 red chilli,deseed.cut into thin strip
1 small size sengkuang (Jicama),peeled and cut into thin strip
small fresh prawns (shelled) optional
 1 grated fresh coconut ( 250ml  thick coconut milk), (600ml thin santan)
1 stalk lemongrass,(bashed)
2 cm galangal,bashed
1/4 cawan cooking oil
salt to taste

Spices to blend to paste :
1tsp corriander seed
1/2 tsp cumin seed
2 cm fresh turmeric
5 clove garlic
6 small red shallot
15g dried shrimp (soaked for a min or 2)
2 buah keras
1 cm belacan/dried shrimp paste (optional)

Method;
1.wash all the vegetables,drain and cut according it.
2.heat a wok with cooking oil,saute the spices paste till aromatic,add in the lemongrass,galangal,
stir fry for 5 min .Then add in the thin coconut milk,stir well mix,bring to a boil.
3.add in all the vegetables,stir well for a min,add in the taukwa.soft dried bean curd,prawn,chilli
 for 5minutes,lower the heat,add in the thick santan,stir for a minutes,off the heat.serve.