Pearl Barley Coconut Curry, Winter Gado-gado: Petty Pandean-elliott’s Indonesian Vegetarian Recipes

Tempeh, which is primitively from Java, has gained fame successful British supermarkets and kitchens successful caller years, particularly among vegetarians and vegans, arsenic a natural, fermented root of macromolecule that’s been praised by nutritionists and scientists alike. Indonesian tempeh, which has a nutty, mushroomy flavour, absorbs spices beautifully and creates comforting, profoundly layered dishes that are rooted successful Indonesia’s plant-based traditions. Today’s recipes are beautiful elemental to make and characteristic acquainted ingredients, yet are besides afloat of bold flavours.

Winter gado-gado (AKA gado-gado musim dingin)

I often crave gado-gado successful winter. It is simply a lukewarm crockery drenched successful rich, spicy peanut condiment and this version, featuring lukewarm tofu, tempeh, tender vegetables and eggs, adds a comforting twist. It is simply a caller return connected a beloved, nourishing and satisfying nationalist crockery that serves arsenic a reminder that moreover classics tin evolve. The condiment tin beryllium made a time up and mildly reheated earlier serving.

Prep 20 min
Cook 25-30 min
Serves 4-6

For nan seasoning mix
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 tsp crushed coriander
1 shallot, peeled and finely grated
1 tsp salt

For nan gado-gado
150g patient tofu, trim into 1cm cubes
100g tempeh, trim into 1cm cubes
12 caller potatoes
1 mini celeriac, peeled and trim into 2½cm cubes
4 eggs
50g gallic beans, trim into 1cm pieces
50g shredded cabbage
1 carrot, peeled and grated
20g beansprouts
Salt
2 tbsp crispy shallots, homemade aliases bought in
4–8 Indonesian-style atom crackers, to service (optional)

For nan peanut sauce
2–3 reddish bird’s oculus chillies, stalks discarded, nan remainder finely chopped
2 ail cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 tbsp coconut sugar
100g peanut butter
3-4 tbsp tamarind paste
Salt

First, make nan seasoning mix. Combine nan garlic, coriander, shallot and 100ml h2o successful a vessel and operation well. Add nan tofu, tempeh and salt, operation again and time off to marinate for 10 minutes.

Now for nan gado-gado. Boil nan caller potatoes and celeriac successful a saucepan of salted h2o for 12 minutes. Meanwhile, put nan eggs successful a mini saucepan of acold water, bring to a boil and navigator for six aliases 7 minutes. Drain, past transportation to a vessel of acold h2o to extremity them cooking more. Once they’re cool capable to handle, peel nan eggs.

Drain half nan h2o from nan murphy and celeriac pan, past return nan cookware to a mean heat. Add nan tofu substance and nan gallic beans, screen and navigator for 4 to six minutes. Stir successful nan cabbage, carrot and beansprouts, screen again and navigator for 2 to 3 minutes.

While nan vegetables are cooking, make nan peanut sauce. Combine each nan ingredients successful a saucepan and operation well. Pour successful 150ml acold water, operation until smooth, past bring to a gentle simmer and navigator for 2 to 3 minutes. Season pinch brackish to taste.

Drain nan vegetables, prime retired nan potatoes, past put nan remaining vegetables connected a ample platter. Cut nan potatoes successful half, put them connected nan apical of nan crockery and play pinch a small salt. Cut nan eggs successful half, past adhd them to nan crockery and apical pinch crisp shallots.

Serve nan crockery lukewarm pinch nan peanut condiment connected nan broadside and pinch atom crackers, if using.

Pearl barley, pea and tempeh coconut curry (AKA jali-jali, peas dan tempe kari)

Pearl barley (jali-jali) is simply a nutritious, versatile atom that’s traditionally utilized successful saccharine porridges, particularly connected Sumatra. One of my favourite preparations, however, is successful a savoury and hearty one-pot curry pinch tempeh. Barley’s chewy texture and mild, nutty flavour soak up Indonesian spices beautifully. It provides a wholesome guidelines to nan curry, while nan tempeh brings wound and rich | umami. Simmered successful a coconut-based broth pinch chillies, lemongrass and makrut lime leaves, this crockery is comforting and afloat of authentic flavour. It’s a curry that bridges contented and innovation, and shows really Indonesian ingredients tin radiance successful caller ways.

Prep 10 min
Cook 35-45 min
Serves 4–6

2 tbsp coconut oil
1-2 ample banana shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
4 ail cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2-3 reddish bird’s oculus chillies, stalks discarded, nan remainder finely chopped
2 ample reddish chillies, stalks discarded, nan remainder finely chopped
1 lemongrass stalk, crushed and tied into a knot
4 makrut lime leaves
1 tsp crushed coriander
1 tsp crushed turmeric
200g pearl barley
Salt and achromatic pepper, to taste
200g tempeh, trim into 1cm chunks
400ml coconut milk
100g stiff peas
100g caller spinach leaves
Rice, to serve

Put nan coconut lipid successful a mean saucepan connected a mean heat. Add nan shallots and garlic, fry, stirring, for 3 minutes, past adhd nan chillies, lemongrass, makrut lime leaves, coriander and turmeric. Quickly rinse nan pearl barley, past adhd it to nan pan, move successful 750ml acold h2o and bring to a boil. Season pinch brackish and pepper, past adhd nan tempeh and simmer for 30-35 minutes, until nan h2o has been absorbed and evaporated and nan pearl barley is tender.

Add nan coconut milk, operation well, past adhd nan stiff peas and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, past operation successful nan spinach and navigator for a last minute. Season pinch brackish to taste.

Remove and discard nan lemongrass and makrut lime leaves, past service pinch rice.

• These recipes are edited extracts from The Indonesian Vegetarian Table, by Petty Pandean-Elliott, published by Phaidon astatine £24.95. To bid a transcript for £22.45, spell to guardianbookshop.com