Thai Massaman Curry (kugan)
[tscii]Dev, here is your Thai massamam curry.
THAI MASSAMAN CURRY
Ingredients:
4 firm tofu cut into cubes and lightly fried
2 potatoes cut into cubes
1 small carrot cut into cubes
1 big onion sliced
1 tbs lime juice less or more
2 tbs roasted peanuts
500 ml water
1 cup thick coconut milk
3 tbs Massaman curry paste
Salt to taste
Little palm sugar (optional) I did not use
Little coriander leaves sliced
Little scallions sliced
To Season:
1 tbs oil
1 inch cinnamom stick
2 bay leaves
Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
Add in the sliced onion, sauté until slightly brown.
Add in the Massaman curry paste and stir until oil separates.
Add in the potato , salt and carrot, give it a good stir.
Add in the water, cover and let it boil and cook on low heat.
When the potatoes are cooked, add in the tofu.
Now add in the coconut milk and mix every thing well.
Keep stirring on low heat, add more water if you find less gravy.
When cooked remove from the heat.
Let the gravy cool a bit add in the lime juice and mix well.
Garnish with the coriander, scallion and peanuts.
Serve with steaming Thai jasmine rice.
The Massaman Paste:
1 tsp galangal
5 pips of garlic
4 shallots
1 tsp lemon grass only the white
2 cloves
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tbs coriander seeds
6 white pepper
½ inch cinnamon stick
12 dried red chillies soaked
Little nutmeg
½ tsp kaffir lime leave finely chopped
Method;
Toast the coriander seeds, cloves, cinnamon ,pepper corns,
And cumin seeds on medium low heat.
Now add all the other ingredients and grind them to a smooth
paste in a blender.
You can keep this paste in your fridge for few weeks.
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Brinjals In Soy Sauce (kugan)
[tscii] One unhealthy dish :)
BRINJALS IN SOY SAUCE
Ingredients:
2 big long brinjals cut into thick rounds
1 onion chopped
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
1 tbs soy sauce
1 tsp chillie powder
1 tsp oil
Little pepper powder
Little coriander leaves chopped
Little scallions chopped
The Batter:
3 tbs corn flour
3 tbs rice flour
3 tsp all purpose flour
Salt
Method:
Cut the brinjals into thick rounds, keep them in water.
Make a thick batter with the above ingredients.
Dip the brinjal pieces in the batter and fry them.
Heat the oil in a wok, add in the chopped onions.
Fry till little brown, add in the ginger garlic paste.
Sauté for a moment. Add in the chillie powder.
pepper powder, give a good stir.
Add in the soy sauce, and the fried brinjals.
Gently mix the brinjals with the other ingredients.
Remove and garnish with the coriander leaves and scallions.
Its best served hot.
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