Curry Laksa (Curry Mee) Recipe

Ingredients:
600g shelled cockles/bloody clams (optional)
500g prawns, steamed and shelled; use the heads to sweeten the stock by liquidising them with 500ml water
3 to 4 pieces soaked cuttlefish heads
200g fried soya bean cubes/tow pok (halved or quartered)
200g cooked pig’s blood, cut into cubes (optional)
300g shredded, cooked chicken meat
500g blanched bean sprouts
600g blanched yellow noodles
300g blanched vermicelli/rice sticks
1kg grated coconut, mixed with 4 litres water and squeezed for the coconut milk to be used as main stock
Seasoning:
4 tbsp salt or to taste
1 1/2 tbsp rock sugar
1/2 tbsp MSG (optional)
Spices (finely ground):
100g shallots
25g garlic
3 tbsp coriander seeds
4 tbsp chilli paste
2 tbsp sliced lemon grass
10 peppercorns
1/2 tbsp belacan (Malaysian shrimp paste) granules
Chili oil:
110g chili paste
25g garlic, pounded
175ml to 200ml oil
Method:
Heat 1/2 cup oil to saute the spices till fragrant. Add in salt, rock sugar and 500ml general santan and bring to a low boil till sugar dissolves. Add in the rest of the coconut milk, tow pok, and pig’s blood, if used. When soup comes to a boil, add prawn stock and seasoning, then bring to just boiling point. Remove from fire and use stock as a soup for the yellow noodles and vermicelli. (Should the gravy or stock curdle, strain it.)
For the chili oil: Saute garlic and chili paste in oil until the chili disintegrates and oil floats to the surface. (Use this to garnish when serving.)

Nasi Kandar Fish Curry

Ingredients

8 – 10 slices of tenggiri (mackerel fish)
1 tsp sea salt

1 Tbsp tamarind paste (soaked in 3 Tbsp hot water)
1 Tbsp turmeric powder
5 Tbsp grapeseed oil for frying fish
5 slices old ginger

Vegetables
10 lady fingers (washed and the top trimmed)
3 large ripe red tomatoes (cut into quarters)
5 small aubergines (cut into 2)

Aromatic herbs
2 Tbsp ‘rempah ratus’ spices
2 dried chili (washed and seeded)
4 sprigs of curry leaves (bruised)
1 Tbsp traditionally handmade coconut oil

Spices
10 shallots (peeled and sliced)
5 cloves garlic (peeled and sliced)
1 inch old ginger (sliced)
5 large dried chili (soaked and seeded)

Blend or pound all the above spices
1 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 Tbsp coriander seeds
1 Tbsp fennel (jintan manis)
1 Tbsp cumin (jintan putih)
5 Tbsp Baba’s meat curry powder
100 ml traditionally handmade coconut oil
1 Tbsp castor sugar
800 ml filtered water
1 Tbsp tamarind paste (soaked in 100 ml water and drained, discard the seeds retain the water)
sea salt to taste
100 ml thick coconut milk or santan

Directions

1. Marinate the fish slices in the tamarind paste, turmeric powder and salt for about 1 hour. Heat a non-stick pan and drizzle in the grapeseed oil. Pan fry the fish slices till slightly golden brown on the outside.

2. Remove from heat and set aside on some paper towels to absorb oil.

3. Set a large curry pot on the stove. Heat it up and drizzle in the 100ml coconut oil. Add in the blended spices, powdered spices, curry powder and ‘tumis’ or lightly fry until fragrant. Add sugar and keep stirring to avoid the spices from burning. Burnt spices have to be discarded as they will taste bitter.

4. Slowly add filtered water and let the spice paste simmer. Add the tamarind water and all the vegetables. Pour in the rest of the filtered water and simmer over low heat until vegetables are all tender. Put in the fish slices, coconut milk and sea salt to taste.

5. Fry aromatics in the used non stick pan by adding 1 Tbsp coconut oil to the pan. Fry over low heat until fragrant. Add to simmering curry and simmer for another 3 minutes. Cut off heat, curry ready to be served.

source: sparkpeople

Beef Rendang Recipe

   

  Ingredients

• 3 packets Brahim's Rendang Paste
• 1.5 kg beef brisket (gravy beef)
• 2 cups dessicated / grated coconut
• 2 cups hot boiling water
• 6-8 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 tbsp oil

Method

1. To make kerisik: Fry the grated coconut in a non-stick frying pan (without oil) on low heat. Keep stirring so all the grated coconut are browned evenly. It will take about 10 minutes to turn it into deep golden brown and you can smell the aroma. You are ready to use it for your rendang. (Traditionally, the kerisik is then ground into a paste by using a mortar and pestle but I don't find it to be necessary.)
2. Cut the beef in 5 cm / 2" cubes.
3. Heat oil in a wok, add garlic and fry until slightly browned. Add beef and fry until all sides are browned.
4. Remove beef from wok.
5. Add rendang paste to the wok and cook until the paste is bubbling. Add the kerisik and hot boiling water.
6. Bring to a boil and add the beef and continue cooking until it's boiling.
7. Turn down the heat, cover with lid and let it simmer in low heat for 2 hours. Stir it occasionally.
8. After 2 hours of simmering, the sauce should be thickened and the should be very tender. Now turn back to medium-high heat, lid off and continue to stir-fry it until the sauce is completely thicken and dried.
9. Served with steamed rice, roti or nasi kunyit.

source: everythink-indonesia