Vegetables in Coconut Milk

Name: Vegetables in Coconut Milk (Nonya Sayur Lemak)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 1 carrot; 1 slender Asian eggplant; ¼ small bangkuang (jicama), peeled; ¼ small bangkuang (jicama), peeled; 3 long beans or 12 green beans; 3 long beans or 12 green beans; ¼ small cabbage; 1 cake firm tofu (250 g/8 oz), drained; Oil for shallow-frying (about 3 tablespoons); 1½ cups (375 ml) thick coconut milk or ¾ cup (185 ml) coconut cream mixed with ¾ cup (185 ml) water; 1½ cups (375 ml) thick coconut milk or ¾ cup (185 ml) coconut cream mixed with ¾ cup (185 ml) water; 1½ cups (375 ml) thick coconut milk or ¾ cup (185 ml) coconut cream mixed with ¾ cup (185 ml) water; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 candlenuts, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon dried prawns, soaked for 5 minutes in warm water and drained; 2 red chillies, sliced; 5 shallots, peeled and halved; ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; ½ teaspoon belachan (dried prawn paste); ½ teaspoon belachan (dried prawn paste)

Nonya Sayur Lemak

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

The Food of Malaysia

By Wendy Hutton

Published 2022

About

A Nonya adaptation of the popular Malay-style vegetable dish simmered in a lightly spiced coconut milk.

Ingredients

1 carrot
1 slender Asian eggplant
¼ small bangkuang (jicama), peeled
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Asia
Malaysia
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Grind the Spice Paste ingredients in a mortar or blender, adding a little oil if necessary to keep the blades turning, and set aside.
Quarter the carrot and eggplant lengthwise, and cut into 4-cm (1½-in) long strips. Slice the bangkuang, long beans or green beans into strips of the same length. Then slice the cabbage into bite sized chunks.
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