Khow Suey attempt

Tried the Khow Suey today for the first time. Love the dish and got a recipe from yesterday's Mint's cover story of 78 recipes by celebrities. Better than expected. Have noted stuff to experiment with next time around.

Khow Suey recipe (for 2/3 people)

Ingredients for curry/soup

-       milk of half coconut

-       2 medium onions, finely chopped

-       garam masala (ground cinnamon, cardamom, clove and black pepper)

-       1 medium size clove of garlic

-       1 small piece of ginger

-       few pieces of lemongrass

-       chilli powder

-       salt

-       turmeric

-       red pepper, paneer pieces, zucchini and broccoli florets

-       puree of one big tomato

Ingredients for accompaniments

-       roasted garlic

-       finely chopped boiled egg

-       finely chopped spring onions

-       lime juice

-       finely chopped roasted peanuts

Cooking

-       in some olive oil fry finely chopped onions and add garlic-ginger paste. Fry till they become translucent

-       cool and grind the onions in a paste

-       in some olive oil stir fry the vegetables and set aside

-       in olive oil, add the onion paste and sauté for few minutes

-       add stir fried vegetables and let it cook

-       add turmeric and chili powder

-       add tomato puree and salt and and let it cook

-       add coconut milk and keep stirring

-       bring to boil and let it simmer for about 10 minutes

-       add the garam masala and paneer

-       add lemon grass

-       taste and add whats missing

-       boil egg noodles (3 wraps for 2 people)

Notes from last cooking:

-       garam masala was too strong (cardamom and cinnamon especially)

-       more salt

-       next time try with red curry paste

-       experiment with some jeera and coriander powder

-       could be more tangy – add lime or increase tomato puree proportion

-       could experiment with some tamarind water