Gulai with Snake Gourd, Tofu, and Spices

Name: Gulai with Snake Gourd, Tofu, and Spices
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 snake gourds, peeled and seeds removed; 1 block tofu, cut into small pieces and fried; 5 cloves garlic; 3 shallots; 5 curly red chilies (because that's all I have); 1 slice ginger; 1/2 teaspoon coriander; 1 candlenut; 1/2 inch turmeric; 1/2 stalk lemongrass, bruised; 1 kaffir lime leaf; 1 triangle of Kara coconut milk, diluted with a glass of drinking water; 1/2 tablespoon dried shrimp; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon palm sugar; bouillon powder (optional, I didn't use it); fried shallots for garnish

DAPUR MOMMY LIVIAN CPI ✅ @cooklivian

Kota Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Snake gourd? How come it's not bitter? 😬
Trying out the first harvest from the garden and cooking this for the first time too.

DAPUR MOMMY LIVIAN CPI ✅ @cooklivian

Kota Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Snake gourd? How come it's not bitter? 😬
Trying out the first harvest from the garden and cooking this for the first time too.

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Ingredients

2snake gourds, peeled and seeds removed
1 blocktofu, cut into small pieces and fried
Spices:
5 clovesgarlic
3shallots
5curly red chilies (because that's all I have)
1 sliceginger
1/2 teaspooncoriander
1candlenut
1/2 inchturmeric
1/2 stalklemongrass, bruised
1kaffir lime leaf
1triangle of Kara coconut milk, diluted with a glass of drinking water
1/2 tablespoondried shrimp
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonpalm sugar
bouillon powder (optional, I didn't use it)
fried shallots for garnish

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Steps

1

Prepare the ingredients, grind the spices into a paste except for the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf, which should just be bruised
2

Fry the tofu, sauté the spice paste until fragrant, add the dried shrimp, and then add the snake gourd
3

Cook until the snake gourd is done, then add the tofu and mix well, add the coconut milk, don't use too much broth, and when serving, sprinkle a little fried shallots on top