Malaysian Recipe : Gado-Gado

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

• 150g long beans, cut into 3cm lengths
• 150g kangkung cut in 3 cm lengths
• 200g beansprouts, remove the roots

To shred:

• 200g cabbage
• 1 cucumber, seeded

To slice:

• 3 pcs firm beancurd, fried
• 2 potatoes, boiled
• 3 hardboiled eggs

To grind:

• 100g shallots
• 6-8 chili padi
• 100g chilies
• ½ pc belacan

Peanut sauce:

• 500ml coconut milk, from 1 coconut
• 50g tamarind, mixed with 50ml water
• 50g palm sugar (gula Melaka) chopped
• 200g toasted peanuts, ground coarsely
• Salt and sugar to taste

• Prawn crackers

Directions:

1. If you are unaccustomed to taking the long beans and kangkung raw, blanch it with boiling water first. Arrange all the vegetables and sliced ingredients on a large serving platter. Serve with peanut sauce.
2. To make the peanut sauce: Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the ground ingredients till fragrant. Add the d sauce ingredients and mix well. Bring to the boil, then simmer on low heat until the sauce thickens.
3. Serve the sauce with prepared vegetables.