Asian Salad Recipes - Indonesian Steamed Mixed Vegetables with Spicy Coconut Dressing (Jangan Olah) Recipe

Ingredients 

• 100g (4oz) broccoli

• 100g (4oz) pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2.5cm (1in) cubes

• 100g (4oz) potatoes, peeled and cut into 2.5cm (1in) cubes

• 100g (4oz) French beans, halved

• 1 tablespoon crisp-fried shallot, to garnish 

For the dressing:

• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste

• 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

• 4 small shallots, roughly chopped

• 2.5cm (1in) piece of turmeric, peeled and roughly chopped

• 4 small red chilies, roughly chopped

• 2 teaspoons palm sugar

• 225ml (8fl oz) coconut milk

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Serves 4

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Method

1. First prepare the dressing: preheat a hot grill, wrap the shrimp paste in foil and grill the parcel for 1 minute on each side.

2. In a mortar, pound the garlic, shallots, turmeric, chilies and grilled shrimp paste, mixing well. Add the palm sugar and mix well again. Add the coconut milk together with an equal volume of water and the salt. Stir well until the sugar and salt dissolves. Set aside.

3. Cut away and discard most of the broccoli's hard stems, leaving only the florets with a short upper stem each. Bring some water to the boil in the lower compartment of a steamer.

4. Place the pumpkin, potatoes, broccoli and beans in the upper compartment and steam for about 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are just tender but still firm.

5. Transfer the vegetables to a serving platter, pour over the dressing (it should first be well mixed at the table), garnish with crisp-fried shallot and serve.