Malaysian Food – Cook Malaysian Dishes now!|Food from Malaysia

Ingredients :

300g dhal (boiled tender)
5 tablespoons curry powder
500ml coconut milk (squeezed from 1 coconut)
2 potatoes (quartered)
5 long beans (cut 2cm lengthwise)
1 long brinjal (diced)
1 carrot (diced)
250g chicken meat (cut into bite-sized pieces)
1 tablespoon turmeric powder
1 cinnamon stick
1 star anise
1 dried assam slice
10g mustard seeds
Oil for stir-frying
Salt, sugar to taste

Ground ingredients :

4 shallots
4 cloves garlic
2cm piece ginger
2cm piece dried shrimp paste
5 dried chillies

Method :

1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Stir-fry the ground ingredients, cinnamon stick, star anise, dried assam slice, curry powder and turmeric powder till fragrant.
2. Put in chicken, potatoes and seasonings. Cover for 5 minutes.
3. Add all the vegetables and coconut milk. Stir occasionally till it boils.
4. As soon as the vegetables are tender, mix in the dhal and mustard seeds. Stir thoroughly, then dish up.