Banana curry with coconut milk and dried fish

Banana curry with coconut milk and dried fish

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A flavorful dish featuring mashed banana kepok (a type of banana) simmered in a spicy coconut milk, with added dried fish, turmeric leaves, lemongrass, an…

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Gulai pisang is a Padang dish where ripe bananas are simmered in a fragrant coconut milk with dried fish – a very flavorful accompaniment to rice.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodTying up

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.17

Directions

  1. Peel the bananas and slice them diagonally. ≈ 8 min
  2. Take 1/2 cup of thick coconut milk and 2 cups of thin coconut milk from the coconut. ≈ 3 min
  3. Finely grind the spices: turmeric leaves, lemongrass, and asam kandis. ≈ 3 min
  4. Bring the coconut milk, spices, and dried fish to a boil. Add the bananas and cook until they are tender.
  5. Just before removing the saucepan from the heat, add the thick coconut milk and bring back to a simmer.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 green banana kepok
  • One piece of dried fish
  • Half a coconut
  • Turmeric, lemongrass, and asam kandis leaves, ground to taste

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