Indonesian Curried Vegetables Recipes

INDONESIAN CURRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in 2 quart saucepan. When water boils, add rice, cover pan, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a 4-1/2 quart dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add broccoli and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally.
• Add the pepper, cabbage, carrots and onions.
• Raise the heat to medium-high and stir occasionally.
• Stir in the curry powder, garlic, cumin and ginger. Stir in tomatoes and their juices.
• Raise the heat to high, cover and bring to a boil.
• Uncover and boil, stirring from time to time, for 3 minutes more to blend the flavors.
• Reduce heat to low and stir in the peanut butter, blend well.
• Serve over the brown rice.

BALINESE VEGETABLE CURRY WITH FRIED RICE: NASI GORENG

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the shallots, garlic, ginger, turmeric, nuts, shrimp paste, lemongrass, coriander, chile, tomato paste, and tamarind juice and puree until smooth.
• Prepare a hot skillet coated with the oil. Add the pureed mixture and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the kaffir lime leaves, stock, and coconut milk and simmer until the mixture becomes a sauce consistency, about 10 minutes. Remove the kaffir lime leaves and season with the salt and pepper. Just before serving, mix in the blanched vegetables with the sauce and heat thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper and check for flavor.
• In a large pasta bowl, fill with the rice and top with vegetable curry. Garnish with fried shallots.
• In a wok on high heat, coated lightly with oil, stir-fry the shallots and garlic until lightly brown, about 2 minutes. Add the ginger, lemongrass, sambal, soy, and eggs and quickly mix. Add the rice, chiles, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, if necessary and check for flavor.
• Toss the shallots with the flour and fry in a 350 fryer until crispy. Remove from the fryer and drain on paper towels. Season with the salt.

VEGETABLE CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots; cook and stir until tender. Season with curry powder, turmeric, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
• Add the cauliflower and potatoes to the pan, and stir to coat with spices. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Stir occasionally.

VEGETARIAN INDONESIAN CURRIED BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to package directions.
• While the rice cooks, begin heating the oil over medium heat in an extra-deep, non-stick skillet.
• Peel and coarsely chop the onion, adding it to the skillet as you chop.
• Cook the onion, stirring from time to time, while you rinse and seed the bell pepper, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Add them to the skillet.
• Add the garlic.
• Cook one minute, stirring frequently.
• Add the kidney beans with their juices to the skillet.
• Add the tomatoes with their juices.
• Stir well, and continue to cook over medium heat.
• Pour the black beans and garbanzos into a colander, rinse them under tap water and set aside to drain.
• Add the peanut butter, curry powder, cumin and ginger to the skillet. Stir thoroughly (but gently so as to not break up the beans), making sure the peanut butter is well blended.
• Add the rinsed and drained black beans and garbanzos to the skillet and stir again thoroughly.
• Reduce the heat to low, and simmer uncovered until the rice is done.
• Serve the stew over hot steamed rice.