Recipe Ingredient
- 300g vegetarian mutton pieces
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 4/5 tbsp oil
- 2 stalks lemon grass, smashed
- 4 kaffir lime leaves (daun limau purut), finely shredded
- Half a turmeric leaf, finely shredded
- 250ml thick coconut milk
- Juice of 1 large lime
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp sugar or to taste
- Spice ingredients (ground):
- 10 shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2cm knob fresh turmeric
- 12 fresh red chillies
- 3 dried chillies
- 20g galangal
- 10g ginger
- 6 candlenuts (buah keras)
Instructions
- Wash and soak vegetarian mutton pieces for 10-15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a deep saucepan until hot. Add lemon grass, ground ingredients and ground black pepper.
- Fry over low heat for 5-6 minutes until fragrant and oil separates.
- Add coconut milk, turmeric leaf and vegetarian mutton pieces.
- Simmer uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until gravy is thick and quite dry.
- Add kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, salt and sugar to taste.