Masak Lemak (Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy) is a traditional Malaysian recipe for a classic vegetable-based curry of cabbage in a lightly-spiced coconut milk gravy. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Malaysian version of: Masak Lemak (Cabbage in Coconut Milk Gravy).
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Ingredients:
1 large onion, finely chopped
5 red chillies (preferably birds' eye), slit down the centre
1 tbsp dried prawns
1 small cabbage (preferably savoy), washed and chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
250ml coconut milk
1 tbsp balachong (shrimp paste)
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 and garlic. 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 and serve as an accompaniment to curried fish.
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