{"id":2555,"date":"2008-04-09T23:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-10T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/2008\/04\/vegetables-in-coconut-milk\/"},"modified":"2018-12-30T15:28:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T20:28:01","slug":"vegetables-in-coconut-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/vegetables-in-coconut-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetables in Coconut Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is one of my favourite recipes! It\u2019s mild and has a nice fragrance and most of all, it\u2019s quick and easy.<\/p>\n

Most of the time, I just use a can of coconut milk. But this time I had quite a few pieces of fresh coconut meat and was thinking what to do with them. So, I thought of using them in this curry. The result was a curry with a lighter consistency so, I added some arrowroot powder to thicken the sauce. The canned coconut milk already contains a thickener, hence no need to use anything else.<\/p>\n

Traditionally the coconut meat is crushed on, what we call in Mauritius, a \u201croche carri\u201d which can be literally translated as a curry stone slab! It is infact a stone slab made of 2 parts \u2013 a flat rectangular block on which the ingredients are crushed and a stone rolling pin to crush with. Quite a great deal of strength and vigor is required to be able to crush coconut on a stone slab!<\/p>\n

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Thank goodness for technology! I didn\u2019t use a stone slab to crush these coconuts. I just used my electric blender! I pre-cut the coconut pieces into smaller pieces before putting them in the blender. Big pieces might jam and break the blender.<\/p>\n

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If you are short of time or can\u2019t find any fresh coconut meat, then just use a can of coconut milk but don\u2019t add the arrowroot unless you still want a slightly thicker sauce!<\/p>\n

So, here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

Ingredients (4 servings)<\/p>\n

1 whole fresh coconut meat chopped to small pieces
\n400ml water
\n1 tablespoon arrowroot (or potato flour)
\n300g long green beans
\n1 large carrot
\n50g of frozen peas (or more if you like peas!)
\n1 can of red kidney beans
\n1 tablespoon vegetable oil
\n1 teaspoon turmeric
\nSalt to taste
\n1 cotton cloth (for straining)<\/p>\n

Prepare the coconut milk:<\/p>\n