The “5 A Day The Color Way” slogan reminds us to include a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables in the daily diet. Try to consume fruits and vegetables from the five color groups every day. The color groups are RED, ORANGE/YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE/PURPLE and WHITE. This item has a nice mild and rich taste which makes it a hit among the little guests at my place. The parents get happy as their kids are consuming a variety of vegetables as well :) This dish goes very well with coconut rice.
Ingredients
YELLOW CURRY SAUCE:
2 cans coconut milk
1/2 tsp. fenugreek
1 tsp. coriander seeds
1 tsp. black mustard seeds
1-2 green or red chillies
1 Tbsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. turmeric, dried, OR 1 thumb-size piece fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic
1 thumb-size piece ginger, peeled and sliced
1 stalk lemongrass, sliced thinly
1/2 onion
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. dark soy sauce
1 cup fresh coriander
2 Tbsp. brown sugar or honey
juice of 1/2 lime
2-3 kaffir lime leaves, frozen or dried
VEGETABLES
2 cups baby bok choy, beans, chopped red, green, or yellow bell pepper, eggplant sliced
1 large carrot, sliced
1 cup broccoli
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped if the leaves are large (for garnish)
canola or other vegetable oil for stir-frying
Method
- Place 1/2 can of the coconut milk plus all other sauce ingredients in a food processor. Process well.
- Add 2 Tbsp. oil in a large frying pan over medium to high heat. Add the curry paste and gently stir-fry for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
- Add the other 1/2 can of coconut milk and stir. Now add those vegetables that require the longest cooking time, such as the carrots and cauliflower. Stir well and bring to a simmering boil. Turn down heat to medium, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the second can of coconut milk plus the bell pepper(s), japanese eggplant, and beans. Stir well and cover, allowing to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Lastly, add the broccoli and bok choy/Chinese cabbage. Stir well and cook for another 2 minutes, or until broccoli is bright green and cabbage has softened.
- Remove from heat. If the sauce is too bitter, add 1-2 Tbsp. more brown sugar, and/or 1 Tbsp more soy sauce
- Sprinkle with basil
This tastes very good with coconut rice. It has a good serving of all color vegetable as well!
