Monday, December 7, 2020

Spinach Coconut Milk Curry Recipe (Bayam Masak Lemak)

A swallow beige plate with purple and green amaranth, cooked with Asian blended herbs, coconut milk and turmeric leaves.
A perfect combination: spinach and coconut milk. Both are affordable superfoods. When it comes to spinach, there are a couple of varieties, including Amaranth Spinach. It is truly affordable and can be cooked into spinach stir fry, anchovies spinach soup, lentil spinach curry, and many more spinach recipes.

Today’s recipe is also a curry style, Malay-style vegetable curry (VEGETABLE SOUR SPICY CURRY/ASAM PEDAS). It falls under vegetarian and vegan recipes. It begins with making the rempah, a homemade spice mix. Then, amaranth is added, which is mild and slightly sweet. Cooked with the spice mix and coconut milk, it becomes a thick, mildly sweet curry. The curry is a vibrant color mix of yellow, green, red, and reddish-purple, making it as visually appealing as it is delicious. 

Close view of sliced red green colored amaranth, in a blue plastic colander.
Ingredients
1 bunch spinach - cut of roots, rinsed and sliced 
1 ½ cups thick coconut milk
2 turmeric leaves - sliced
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

 

For Herbs Spice Mix (blend)

1 large red onion
1 inch fresh turmeric
1 lemongrass
Fresh red chilies - as needed

 

Method

Heat the oil in a pot and add the blended/pounded ingredients. 

Fry till aromatic and oil splits. 

Pour in 1 cup of water and simmer.

Frying blended herbs consisting of fresh turmeric, red chilies, lemongrass, shallots and garlic in oil, in a pot.
Add spinach, cook to a texture preferred.
Pour in the coconut milk and add salt. 
Simmer just to heat through. 
Turn off the heat and stir in the sliced turmeric leaf. 

Thick curry paste made with red chilies, fresh turmeric, lemongrass, shallots and water.
Add spinach, cook to a texture preferred.
Pour in the coconut milk and add salt. 
Simmer just to heat through. 
Turn off the heat and stir in the sliced turmeric leaf. 
Close view of a pot of spinach coconut milk curry, made with red chillies, lemongrass, shallots and fresh turmeric spice mix.

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