Singapore - White Curry Jackfruit (Gudeg Putih)

White Curry Jackfruit 

(Gudeg Putih)

Ingredients

-       1 kg young jackfruit, peeled and sliced into 5x5x3 cm slice. Soak the slices in plenty of cold water

-       100 g melinjo leaves

-       4 bay leaves

-       1 cm fresh galangale (lengkuas), bruised

-       750 ml coconut milk and 500 ml thick coconut milk from 1½ coconut Spice Paste Ingredients:

-       10 small shallots

-       7 small cloves garlic

-       10 candlenuts

-       1 tbs. coriander seeds

-       salt to taste

-       a pinch of sugar

Directions

-       Boil the jackfruit slices in the thin santan together with the melinjo leaves, the spice-paste, salam leaves and lengkuas until the jackfruit is tender.

-       Add the thick santan. Bring it to a boil, stirring occasionally. Continue simmering until done.

Makes 4-5 servings.