Indonesian Pork And Pumpkin Curry Food

INDONESIAN PORK AND PUMPKIN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat wok or heavy frying pan until very hot.
• Add oil to hot pan, and swirl to coat pan and heat oil.
• Brown the pork in hot oil, remove and keep warm.
• Add onion and garlic to oil, reduce heat to low, and cook until soft.
• Add pumpkin, ginger, fennel seeds, and lemon grass. Continue cooking for five minutes.
• Add curry paste, stir and cook until fragrant.
• Add pork and coconut milk to pan, bring to a boil, and simmer 10 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
• Stir in spinach, herbs, salt, pepper and lime juice.
• Serve with steamed rice.

BALINESE PUMPKIN CURRY (KARE WALUH)

Steps:

• Start by making the spice paste. In Indonesian cooking this is done using a mortar, but an easier and quicker alternative is to use the food processor. Blitz all the ingredients until well combined into a golden yellow paste flecked with chilli and tomato skin.
• Heat the coconut oil in a wok over a medium heat and fry the spice paste for 30 seconds. Add the salam leaves (or bay leaf), lemongrass and lime leaves (or zest) and toss for 30 seconds.
• Add the chopped pumpkin to the wok and fry for 1 minute, then add the water and simmer until the pumpkin has softened and cooked.
• Add the coconut milk and fried shallots and gently simmer for 1 minute, until slightly thickened then serve with steamed rice.