Ingredients :
10 tofu, 500 g
200 ml cooking oil, for frying
3 shallots, 30 g
2 cloves garlic, 10 g
2 red chillies, 20 g
25 g dried shrimp, soaked in hot water (optional)
10 g galangal
2 salam leaves
200 ml thick coconut milk
1 tsp salt, 4 g (or to taste)
1 tsp brown sugar, 5 g
Method :
- Fry each tofu until half done. Remove from pan and drain.
- Make shallots, garlic, red chillies, dried shrimp, and galangal into a paste. Fry until aromatic. Add salam leaves. Continue frying for some more minutes.
- Pour in thick coconut milk. Season with salt and brown sugar, add fried tofu. Continue cooking until sauce thickens.
Note :
4 servings
For vegetarians dried shrimp can be ommitted
Source : Magazine Selera, February 1994
