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Cabbage Kootu (Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy)

Cabbage Kootu (Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy) is a traditional Malaysian recipe for a classic curry of cabbage and sweetcorn in a coconut milk base flavoured with chillies and dried prawns. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malaysian version of: Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy (Cabbage Kootu).

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : CurryChilli RecipesMalaysia Recipes


Ingredients:

1 large onion, finely chopped
5 red chillies (preferably birds' eye), slit down the centre
1 tbsp dried prawns
1 small cabbage, washed and chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
100g sweetcorn kernels
250ml coconut milk
1 tbsp balachong (shrimp paste)
3 dried red chillies, broken in pieces

Method:

Pound the dried prawns in a mortar then work to a smooth paste with the balachong (shrimp paste).

Pour the coconut milk into a pan and add 250ml water. Stir in the shrimp mixture along with the onion, garlic and sweetcorn. Bring the resultant mixture to a boil and when boiling briskly add the cabbage. Continue boiling hard for 10 minutes, or until the cabbage is tender but still crisp.

Turn into a serving dish, garnish with the dried chillies and serve as an accompaniment to curried fish (such as kari ikan).