•  30ml Cooking Oil  
• 500g Beef Loin, diced  
• 60g Desiccated Coconut 
• 2 Turmeric Leaves, finely chopped
• ½ Lemon Grass Stalk, finely chopped
• 5g Salt
• 15ml ABC Sweet Soy Sauce (Kecap Manis)
• 300ml Coconut Milk
• 300ml Water 
• 20g Coriander, rough chopped 

Ingredients for Paste:   

• 1Lemon Grass Stalk, chopped  
• 2 tbsp Turmeric Powder  
• 5g Galangal, chopped  
• 2 Fresh Garlic Cloves, chopped  
• 4 Shallots, chopped
• 3 Small Chilies, chopped    

Method:   

Put all the ingredients of the paste section into a food processor and process into a paste. In a large pot, heat the oil over medium low heat and stir-fry the paste for 1 minutes until fragrant. Add in diced beef and ABC Sweet Soy Sauce and cook for 4 minutes. Add in water, coconut milk, salt, turmeric leaves and lemon grass, desiccated coconut and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or longer stirring occasionally, until meat is tender and soft and gravy is thick. Garnish with chopped coriander, serve with rice.

Shopping tip: Galangal, fresh or powdered, is an important ingredient in Asian cooking adding its own flavor and depth to soups and curries and balancing out strong fishy flavours. The fresh root, available from your local Asian foodstore, looks similar to ginger but with smoother, reddish skin and white flesh.