#vegetable curry

As for myself, I went with Economy Rice (菜饭), choosing a selection of curry cabbage, savoury and crunchy ikan bilis (dried anchovies deep-fried) & peanuts plus a piece of sweet & sour pork chop with rice.

Eggplant & Sweet Potato Coconut Curry

(With Turmeric Rice)

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4 cups eggplant, chopped

1 tbsp olive oil 1 white onion, peeled and minced

1 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 1/4 tsp chili flakes

3 cans (400 ml each) coconut milk

4 cups sweet potato, peeled and chopped 1 cup dried chili-spiced mango, diced 2 tbsp mushroom bouillon powder (or veg bouillon powder) 1 tbsp curry 1/2 tsp turmeric

1 can palm hearts, drained and chopped 1 can (540 ml) chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 cup frozen green peas

1 cups roasted cashews, chopped 1 tbsp cilantro paste 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 tsp black pepper

Place the chopped eggplant in a large glass mixing bowl. Cover with warm salted water. Set aside for 30 minutes. (After soaking, drain.)

Heat olive oil in large saucepan on low heat. Sauté onion for several minutes. Add garlic paste, ginger paste and chili flakes. Sauté for another 2 minutes. 

Stir in the coconut milk. Add the soaked & drained eggplant, sweet potato and dried mango. Stir in the mushroom powder, curry and turmeric. Turn heat to high and cover pot. As soon as stew reaches a boil, reduce to low heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in the palm hearts, chickpeas and frozen green peas. Cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Stir in the; cashews, cilantro paste, salt, and pepper. Ladle over turmeric rice. (Or plain rice.)

Spiced chickpeas, turmeric rice, fried paneer, vegetable curry, samosas, and garlic naan from the new Chef!Hob fic by @chaosheadspace. Also from anon's ask and @gabessquishytum 's answer!

I am very excited about this because it's the first post of 2024, my 25th post, it's Indian food, and it's based on a fic by @chaosheadspace who made my first recipe--the Dreamling Cookies--and sent a picture of them almost a year ago! Chef!Hob is one of my favorites and this fic has everything--hot Hob, good food, stunned dream, and hopefully more!

I made these dishes based on how I traditionally make them. But I did seek clarification on the textures from the author. For the photos I also added some things I had lying around that are similar to Hob's tattoos like the lotus and elephant. Here are some excerpts from the fic!

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... a moment later Dream is handed a plate that is loaded to the point of overflowing, and some naan... He carefully perches the plate on his knees and inspects it. There’s turmeric rice and spiced chickpeas, fried paneer, golden and crispy, samosas, and of course the curry.

Bar Review Day 56. 43 days to the bar.

Late start.