When I promoted our Chick’n Coconut Curry back in January, I said it was one of the best curries I’ve had. And I thought I wouldn’t come across another awesome curry for a while. I was wrong. And every time I am wrong I gain couple more pounds.

Unlike one of those Food Network hosts, I have hard time explaining the flavors. My wife disagrees with me, but to me this dish tastes similar to Indian Malai Kofta without tomato sauce and with a hot twist. If you like curry or Indian food I am sure you will love this dish. If this is not one of the best curries you have ever had, I will eat my hat. Next week, I will show you how make a hat from pie crust 🙂

Even if it’s modified from the original, the recipe credit goes to this book from the amazing  Wei-Chuan Cookbook series.

Indonesian Vegetarian Beef Curry (Kari Sapi)

This dish tastes similar to Indian Malai Kofta without tomato sauce but with a hot twist. If you like curry or Indian food I am sure you will love this dish.

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1/2 lbs VegeFarm Supreme vegetarian Meatballs or MorningStar Sausage Patties
• 3 c broccoli florettes

Curry mix:

• 4 Tablespoon chili sauce
• ½ teaspoon crushed ginger
• 1 ⁄8 teaspoon turmeric
• 1½ Tablespoon coriander powder
• 1½ Tablespoon black pepper
• 2 lemongrass outside leaf removed, green portions removed, and sliced in small circles.
• 8 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoon cumin
• 2 cans coconut milk
• 2 vegetable bullion cubes
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

• Toast the patties for 12 minutes in a 400°F oven.
• If using Morningstar patties, cut them in 6 (first in half, and then 2 more times in other direction).
• If using VegeFarm Meatballs, cut them in quarters.
• Boil 6 cups of water.  Add the broccoli, bring the water back to a boil, and continue boiling for another 2 minutes.  Drain the boiled broccoli and place in an ice water bath until the broccoli is cooled.  Drain the broccoli again and set aside.
• Combine the Curry Mix ingredients in a medium bowl.
• In 4 Tablespoons of oil, stir-fry the ingredients under the Curry Mix above until fragrant.
• Add the coconut milk plus one (coconut) can's worth of water. Dissolve the bullion cubes in the curry. Bring to boil, add salt and sugar.
• Reduce heat, cover, and cook it for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add the toasted sausage patty pieces and broccoli to the curry.
• If the curry is too thick, add ½ c of water.
• Stir well, let it soak for few minutes before serving over steamed rice.

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