Corn soup lemon basil.
Pulse/blend corn with 1 cup carton milk
Remove and keep aside.
Pat dry lemon basil and crispy fry in 3 tbsp oil.
Remove.
In the same oil, fry shallots and garlic till almost crispy, remove.

Pour pulsed/blended corn mixture into oil (the same used to fry basil, garlic and shallots). Simmer over very low heat.
Season with pepper and salt. Pour water (as needed), simmer and garnish with fried garlic and shallots.
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Daun keledek masak lemak (sweet potato leaves in coconut gravy).
To make: soak and rinse 2 tbsp udang geragau/tiny shrimps. Keep aside.

Blend 1 inch fresh turmeric
3 shallots
1/2 inch ginger
4 garlic
3 red chillies
1 medium size tomato.
Fry in 3 tbsp of oil with shrimp till aromatic.

Pour about 2 cup of water. Simmer.
Add I bunch of the leaves, pour 1 cup thick coconut milk and season with salt.
Simmer to soften leaves and remove from heat.
For vegetarian version omit shrimps.
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Kerala style drumstick aviyal
To make
add sliced drumsticks (7 sticks, remove string and sliced to 1 inch)
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and enough water for gravy.
Simmer to soften sticks.
Add 1/4 cup lightly pounded fresh coconut.
Season with salt.
Stir.
Off the heat

Temper
1 tsp mustards seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 sliced red chilli
1 sliced green chilli
2 sprigs curry leaves
in 2 tbsp ghee or oil.
Tip into gravy and combine in 1/4 cup whisked yoghurt.

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Ghee Spicy Scrambled Tofu.
Follow the pictures and the ingredients are (as needed)
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Pulichai keerai/sorrel leaf chutney.
To make: simmer leaves (from one bunch) till soft and tender with some water.
Drain off the water and mash the leaves (see pic).

In a pan,
heat 2 tbsp of oil,
fry 2 tbsp of dried prawns till crispy,
add 8 thinly sliced shallots,
2 sprigs of curry leaves,
2 dried chillies (snip to smaller pieces),
1 tsp turmeric powder,
the mashed leaves and salt.

Stir all together.
Pour about 1/4 cup of coconut milk, stir and dish out.
Note - for vegetarian version, omit dried prawns.
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