Serves: 2
Total Calories: 347

1/2 cup coconut milk
3/16 cup brown bean sauce (dao jiow)
1/4 pound mixed vegetables
1 tablespoon sugar palm
1 tablespoon tamarind liquid
1 1/2 cucumbers
1 1/2 slices cabbage green
3 green beans
1 1/2 pounds shallots

Try using mixed vegetables like water chestnuts, green beans, and cauliflower, or any other colorful combination.

Preparation:

Slice the shallots lengthways. Use brown sugar if palm sugar isn't available. Peel and slice the cucumbers diagonally into thick ovals trim the green beans cut the cabbage into two-inch wedges

1. In a small, heavy bottomed saucepan, bring the coconut milk to a gentle simmer over a low heat. Cook, stirring gently,until the coconut milk is fragent and it's oil glistens on the surface (about 6-8 mins)

2. While it simmers, combine the bean sauce and half of the shallots in a mortar. Using a pestle, mash the mixture to a chunky paste.

3. When the coconut milk is ready add the shallot paste and stir well. Add all the vegetables except the cucumbers, cabbage,green beans and the remaining shallots. Cook for five minutes

4. Add the sugar and simmer until the shallots wilt and the sugar melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tamarind and taste the sauce, which should be a balance of salty, sour and sweet.

5. Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and place it on a plate, garnished with the cucumbers, cabbage wedges and green beans. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 2
Total Calories: 347
Calories from Fat: 0

More Recipes from the Cook'n Vegetarian Cookbook:
Aloo Mattar Rasedaar (India)
Bean Curd with Chinese Parsley
Chana Masaledar
Chinese Style Bean Sauce with Tofu
Cuban Black Beans
Cuban Red Beans & Rice
Daum Aloo (India)
Eggplant Matzo Mina
Falafel Golden Domes with Tahini Sauce
Family Style Cooked Red-Bean Curd (China)
Flageolets Parisiens (France)
Futari (Africa)
German Vegetable Medley
Gueyteow Pad Ki Mow (Thailand)
Gueyteow Pak (Thailand)
Hummus Bi Tahini (Middle East)
Jhalfaraazi (India)
Kabli Chana (India)
Kashmiri Stir-Fry
Khao Pad Krapow (Thailand)
Khao Pad Pong Kari (Thailand)
Lone Dao Jiow
Lucknawi Dal (India)
Masala Dal (India)
Mexican Pie
Mjeddrah
Pebya Kha-O (Thailand)
Potatoes in a Thick Sauce (India)
Republica Dominicana Red Beans & Rice
Rice Pilaf with Peas (Greece)
Stuffed Cabbage With Rice & Pine Nuts Avgolemono (Greece)
Sweet Saffron Rice (Kesari Bhaat)
Thai Fried Noodles (Pad Thai)
Vegetable Mafe (Africa)
West Indian Rice and Peas with Tempeh