Hello, Hello, Hello ๐ค
It is soooo beautiful out here in the backyard atm. Am watching the boys jumping on the trampoline. So much fun ๐คฉ Another warm day we are having but its very breezy, so it’s very nice to be outside ๐
For the recipe vlog today, it is 1 base recipe of curry that you can turn into 2 dishes of beef and/or chicken.

1 large onion, purple preferably
12 garlic
1/4 c olive oil
1/2 tsp each ginger powder, galangal powder, cumin powder, cayenne powder (more if you prefer spicier curry I added up to 1 1/2 tsp for my kids tolerance ๐), caraway seeds
5 kaffir lime leaves
A bunch of curry leaves
A pinch of turmeric powder
2 lemongrass, bruised and knotted
2 kg beef cubes
2 kg chicken pieces
1 c water
2 cans thick coconut milk
1/2 tsp each Vegeta powder (up to 1 1/2 tsp) and fine sea salt (up to 1 tsp) – you can add MSG too if you like
1/3 c brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
Steps in the vid!
Rendang
Ingredients
- 1 large onion purple preferably
- 12 garlic
- 1/4 c olive oil
- 1/2 tsp each ginger powder galangal powder, cumin powder, cayenne powder (more if you prefer spicier curry I added up to 1 1/2 tsp for my kids tolerance ๐), caraway seeds
- 5 kaffir lime leaves
- A bunch of curry leaves
- A pinch of turmeric powder
- 2 lemongrass bruised and knotted
- 2 kg beef cubes
- 2 kg chicken pieces
- 1 c water
- 2 cans thick coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp each Vegeta powder up to 1 1/2 tsp and fine sea salt (up to 1 tsp) โ you can add MSG too if you like
- 1/3 c brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
Instructions
- In a food processor, make a fine paste out of garlic, onion, in enough olive oil
- Pour paste into instant pot with the rest of the spices, saute until fragrant
- Stir in beef cubes until completely coated with spices, for 5-8 mins
- Pour in water and coconut milk, season and flavor as well with brown sugar
- Close lid, turn off saute, click on stew for 1 1/2 h
- Release steam, take off lid, and move beef into a clean pot on a stove top
- Pour in some of the gravy from instant pot
- Cook until gravy super thickened, stirring continuously
- With the leftover gravy in instant pot, add in chicken pieces, for the 2nd dish
- Close lid, click stew, 1 1/2 h