Malaysian Recipe : Vegetarian Rendang

Preparation time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 150 g soy chunks, soaked
• 2 pcs kunyit leaves, sliced finely
• 3 pcs limau purut leaves, sliced finely
• 50 g palm sugar (gula melaka)
• 3 pcs dried tamaring
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup oil

Ground to paste:

• 100 g red chilies
• 30 g dried chilies
• 30 g galangal
• 3 stalks lemon grass
• 100 g ginger
• 50 g candlenuts
• 100 g kerisik (coconut, toasted and ground)

Directions:

1. Soak the soy chunks in hot water for about 10 mins. Squeeze out the water.
2. Pour oil in Dutch Oven, and fry the ground ingredients till fragrant.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry. When soy chunks are well-coated, pour in the coconut milk. Bring to the boil, stir occasionally.
4. Simmer until gravy is thick, add kerisik and salt to taste.