Monday, October 18, 2010

Simple Dry Tempe (tempeh) and Prawn Curry Recipe - Indonesian Favourite

I was wondering how the tempeh taste would be liked if I cook it with curry powder. Then I went ahead and experimented with this dry curry tempe with prawns recipe. I added prawns to this tempe (tempeh) dish so that it would have a little natural sweetness taste in it. Luckilly, the end result turned out quite good and my kids love it too! LOL!

Ingredients
Tempe, 1 pc, cut into bite sizes
Onion, 1 pc, cut into rings
Ginger, 3 slices, cut into strips
Prawns, 300gms, trim legs, head and tail
Curry Powder, 2 tablespoons, add water to make into a paste
Chilly powder (optional), 1 teaspoon, add to curry and water to make a paste
Serai (lemongrass), 2 pcs, smashed
Santan (coconut milk, optional), ½ cup
Salt to taste

Deep fry tempe in hot oil until it turn a little golden brown in colour. Drain away excess oil and put aside. Put 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in wok and sauté onions until fragrant. Add in the ginger and lemongrass. Stir fry for a short while. Add curry/chilly paste. Pour the santan (coconut milk) into the wok. Throw in the prawns and stir fry for around 2 minutes. Add salt to taste, fried tempe and a little water if the dish is too dry. Serve with steamed rice or bread (rotis) while still hot.

17 comments:

wenn said...

i missed curry prawn..it makes me salivate..

Somewhere in Singapore said...

The prawns making me drooling...

Suhaina said...

i have some Tempe in my fridge.. Now I know what to do.. Thanks Pete.. This prawn dish looks and sounds good.. yumm

suituapui said...

Prawn curry...had sambal prawns and gulai udang not long ago. Maybe I'll cook sotong curry today...and ulam ladies fingers with sambal belacan. Slurpssss.....

Aunty Liew said...

I saw tempe in the market,but just don't know how to cook it. Now could try your recipe, thanks.

Alice Law said...

Aiyoyor, I love tempeh but never try to cook any of it, simply because the recipe seems to be very 'tricky'!

Thanks for your recipe, I'm tempted to try it one day!

[SK] said...

nice, i always like prawns cooked with curry or chili, very appetising~~ :)

mNhL said...

wah...your kids love tempeh. i don't like the smell and taste....yucky.

smallkucing said...

not fond of tempeh but nuts about prawns

Sarah Naveen said...

Simply delicious..Yummy yumm!!

Christine said...

I had to goole 'tempe' as I did not know what it was. Did you know it originated from Indonesia, not China? Interesting.

Anonymous said...

I don't recall really loving the taste of tempe. But I don't mind eating them.

cleffairy said...

*pengsan* STP posted prawns too today. I'm going to die liao... prawnnnsss... prawnnssss *DROOL*

cleffairy said...

@Cikgu... you're one evil man. Grr... kip showing prawns in your blog... now I kip getting nightmares about prawns and crabs!

MaryMoh said...

Mmmm...I love this dish. I think I will eat all the prawns first...hehe

fufu said...

didnt know you like tempeh too ya...as far as i know only malay enjoy it :) telling you a secret, i like it too!!

mr. pineapple man said...

yummy!! love prawns~