Inspired by: Sayur lodeh
- All year
Indonesian Coconut Vegetable Stew (Sayur Lodeh)
- Serves
- 6
- Portion
- ≈250 g
- Time
- 40 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata–Pitta
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (6 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut milk, thin | 1⅔ cups | 400 ml | 2000 ml | |
| Vegetable stock (no onion–garlic, home-made) | 1⅔ cups | 400 ml | 2000 ml | |
| Galangal (fresh) | 4 slices | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Lemongrass | 1 stalk | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Bay leaf (tej patta) | 2 (salam or bay) | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Turmeric powder | ½ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Coriander seed / powder | ½ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 2 tsp | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Cabbage | chunks | 200 g | 1000 g | |
| French beans | long beans | 150 g | 750 g | |
| Pumpkin (kaddu) | chayote or pumpkin | 200 g | 1000 g | |
| Tofu, firm | or tempeh | 200 g | 1000 g | |
| Jaggery (gur) | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ¾ tsp | 4 g | 20 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Grind ginger, turmeric and coriander seed to a paste; fry in 1 tbsp coconut cream.
Step 2: Add stock, galangal, lemongrass, bay leaves and pumpkin; simmer 10 minutes.
Step 3: Add beans, cabbage and tofu; then coconut milk; simmer 10 minutes gently.
Step 4: Season with jaggery and salt; serve with rice.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Low salt · 0.7 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g) · Salt guide
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
How we made it Ayurvedic
- FromShallots, garlic, candlenut and shrimp paste→Toginger, turmeric, coriander seed
Appears in
Related recipes & Indian cousins
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Bok Choy with Ginger & Sesame
Inspired by Stir-fried bok choy
- Vegan if oil replaces ghee
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Nut-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai, Mushroom-free)
Inspired by Luohan zhai — Lunar New Year temple stew
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Red-Braised Tofu (Hong Shao Doufu)
Inspired by Hong shao
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Mild Sattvic Mapo Tofu
Inspired by Sichuan mapo doufu
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Variations & further ideas
More from Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Bok Choy with Ginger & Sesame
Inspired by Stir-fried bok choy
- Vegan if oil replaces ghee
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Nut-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Buddha's Delight (Lo Han Jai, Mushroom-free)
Inspired by Luohan zhai — Lunar New Year temple stew
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Red-Braised Tofu (Hong Shao Doufu)
Inspired by Hong shao
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Stir-fries, Braises & Curries
Mild Sattvic Mapo Tofu
Inspired by Sichuan mapo doufu
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free with tamari
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Also good this season
Vol I · b1Foundation recipes
Home Ghee from Unsalted White Butter
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
- Soy-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vol I · b2Foundation recipes
Sattvic Garam Masala (No Onion–Garlic)
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vol I · b3Foundation recipes
House Digestive Churna (Hingvashtak-inspired)
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vol I · b4Foundation recipes
CCF Tea (Cumin–Coriander–Fennel)
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha