Vegetarian Nasi Lemak (Pandan Coconut Rice) by Alicia Gan

Nasi Lemak (Pandan Coconut Rice):
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of rice
- 1/2 cup of coconut milk (mixed with 1/4 of salt)
- 100 ml water for 10 pandan leaves ~ blended
- 2 stalks of lemongrass
- 2cm of ginger
- right amount of water

Method:
Pour into rice cooker & cook.


Vegetarian Curry Mutton (version 1):
Ingredients:
- 150 gm vegetarian mutton
- Fresh vegetarian mutton curry paste (bought from wet market - no brand)
- 3 sprigs of curry leaves
- 50 ml evaporated milk
- 100 ml water
- 6 to 7 tbsp of oil
- Light soya sauce/salt to taste

Method:
1) Heat oil & sauté curry leaves & curry paste till fragrant.
2) Add in vege mutton & stir well. Pour in water & bring to boil.
3) Add evaporated milk & salt to taste.
4) Served hot.


Vegetarian Curry Mutton (version 2)
If you can't find a reliable vegetarian mutton curry paste. I've here another version for you but I've not try this yet
- 1 bowl of vegetarian mutton (should be rice bowl)
- 2 pcs of potatoes
- few pcs of curry leaves
- 2 stalks of lemongrass

Seasoning
- 1 tbsp of curry powder
- 2 bowls of coconut milk
(I prefer evaporated milk)
- 1/2 tsp of salt

Method:
1) Peel the potatoes skin & flatten lemongrass.
2) Deep fried potatoes till golden brown & set aside.
3) Quick stir-fry curry leaf & lemongrass 1st. Add in curry powder then coconut milk & mixed well.
4) Add in salt, put in vege mutton & potatoes. Let cook/simmer for 15 mins then serve hot.



Vegetarian Sambal
- 2 cups ready made fried shiitake strips (Xiang Cui Si)  ~ avail @ most vegetarian supplier
- 2 tbsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp light soya sauce
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce

Method:
1) Stir-fry chili powder & shiitake strips. Then add 2 cups of water, sugar, soy sauce, tomato sauce, salt and simmer.

Kids sambal (single portion)
Reduced chili powder to 1/4 tsp
A bit of of all above. If still find it spicy then may add more sugar or tomato sauce.