And this
And made it into this.
Oh, I also made this too.
Afterwards, the girls helped clean up.
Both recipes were tasty. The top one, a beef rendang, had far too much liquid in the ingredients; I probably could have cut it in half. I did find another beef rendang recipe that is much more time consuming. Next time, I'll go with that one. And the second called for way more curry powder as I ended up using. How much more? Well, it demanded 130g, and the packet I bought was 60g and I might have used half of it. Lucky I am not one to blindly follow recipes.
One of the things about curries is the more from scratch you make them, the more the list of ingredients pile up. And you often end up with a massive amount of spices, for example, that end up getting even dried and more dusty tasting.
This is one reason I like buying I bought all my stuff at Foody Mart. They sell small packets of many spices; pretty much all of which cost a dollar. I do have a huge amount of lime leaves though - I only used three out of about sixty. Not too sure what to do with them all. Maybe I will just freeze them and worry later. Oh, and for braving the crowds and shopping at Foody Mart, I was singled out to receive this handsome free gift.
FOOD COSTS:
Cinnamon sticks $ 0.99
Dessicated coconut $ 0.99
Star anise $ 1.29
Tamarind paste $ 0.79
Cardamom $ 1.49
Onion $ 0.99
Lemon grass (6 stalks) $ 2.58
Shallots $ 0.59
Lime (6) $ 1.00
Keffir lime leaves $ 1.76
Chicken $ 3.26
Beef $ 7.54
Chilis $ 2.40
Ginger $ 2.45
Saturday total $ 28.12
Total for the week: 170.91
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