Hello everyone, today I will take everyone to the kitchen again and today's dish is Kaeng Khilek or Cassia Leaves Curry. This is a dish that I really liked when I was a kid. My mother used to make it for me and it was very delicious. I also wanted to eat it, but when I came here, it was hard to find because I didn't know where to find it. Luckily, I had a Thai friend who gave me some dried bitter melon. I was so happy.
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Cassia Leaves is a herb that has a bitter taste but has many benefits and properties. Cassia Leaves are high in calcium and phosphorus, which helps strengthen bones and teeth, helps treat diabetes, high blood pressure, helps with bowel movements, relieves numbness, nourishes the blood, reduces swelling, reduces stress, and insomnia. It is useful and basic properties.
And this time, we will take everyone to make Cassia Leaves Curry. Let's see the ingredients and how to make it.
Ingredients
- 300 grams of dried Cassia Leaves
- 200 grams of minced beef
- 1 tablespoon of red curry paste
- 100 grams of coconut milk
- 200 grams of Water
- 1 shallot
- 2 grams of dried galangal
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon of fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder
- 3 green chilli.
- Vegetables to garnish: basil leaves and coriander
How to make it
- Boil the Cassia Leaves water in one cup of water to reduce the bitterness, then pour out the water. If it is fresh leaves, you can boil it about three to four times to reduce the bitterness because Cassia Leaves is very bitter, but the dried leaves used have been boiled and dried, so boil only one cup of water.
- Then put the water and boil, add the red curry paste, galangal, shallots, garlic, and beef. And fresh green chili
- When the water starts to boil, add coconut milk, season with fish sauce, seasoning powder, then taste it. If anyone wants a different flavor, they can add more.
- Boil for a while to make the coconut milk a bit richer to enhance the flavor. It's delicious and fragrant from the coconut milk. Then add fresh vegetables to sprinkle on top to make it fragrant. Then prepare to serve.
The resulting menu will be something like this. The meat may be meat, but if you want it to be original, you usually add cowhide or buffalo skin. Some people add pork rinds. The meat may be changed to chicken or pork, depending on your preference.
And this is another menu that is my favorite menu, Kaeng Khilek with meat. If anyone wants to try it, you can use this menu. In addition to being delicious, it is also useful. Thank you for following. I hope everyone likes my post. Have a nice day.
