Balinese Curry

5 from 3 votes

A delicious vegetarian option curry that reminds you of all the flavours of Balinese cooking.

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Indonesian, Keto, LCHF, Low Carb, Paleo, Sugar Free, Vegetarian

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 278.1kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

6 dried curry leaves
2 fresh lemongrass stalks, one roughly chopped
3 eschallots/French onions, peeled and roughly chopped
8 cloves garlic
2 tsp fresh ginger
3 small red chillies, roughly chopped
3 long red chillies, roughly chopped
1/2 tsp shrimp paste
1/2 tbsp dried galangal powder
3 tsp coriander seeds
3 tsp fresh turmeric
3 tsp macadamia nuts
3 Sukrin Gold
1/2 lime, the juice
3 tbsp coconut oil
400 g tempe, diced into cubes
2 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced
1 choko/chayote, peeled and deseeded, diced into cubes
1 cup coconut cream
salt, to taste
optional fried onion/shallot to garnish

Instructions

Make curry paste by combining 3 dried curry leaves, 1 lemongrass stalk, eschallots, ginger, galangal, medium and large chillies, shrimp paste, garlic cloves, coriander seeds, turmeric, macadamias, Sukrin Gold and lime juice in a food processor and processing to a fine paste. Set aside.
Bruise remaining lemongrass stalk. Heat coconut oil in a wok over high heat and add curry
paste, remaining lemongrass stalk, remaining 3 dried curry leaves and kaffir lime leaves. Fry stirring constantly until fragrant, add in choko and tempe and stir to cover and combine with curry paste.
Add 3 cups of water and simmer until choko is soft and cooked and most of the water has evaporated.
Season with salt and mix through. Add coconut cream and stir until combined. Simmer about 5 minutes, remove from heat and serve garnished with optional fried onion.

Notes

Net Carbs - 8.4g

**You can sub in a different protein such as chicken for a soy free option.

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