Rice and Coconut

Potato and tofu blended well together with this local bok-choy from magpie drive thru market in downtown Harrisonburg,VA, Because the coronavirus pandemic this drive thru market is the best concept for some of us who avoid to go to grocery store to get local produce or any items that availbale online for curbside /drive thru pick- up on their schedule pick- up day. This vegan dish potato tofu curry is one of the best selling in our cafe , Since We are closed the busines until this coronavirus pandemic improves, I have times to blog about this, Firm tofu is the best for this curry, you can lightly fry or get the one already fried or bake at the grocery store. INGREDIENTS - 1lb potato - 2 block fried or baked firm tofu - 1lb bok-choy or baby bok-choy - 2 Tbsp vegetable oil - 1 1/2 cup coconut milk Spice paste ingredients -  Fresh ginger about 2 inch - 5 shallots  - 7 cloves garlic - 2 Tbsp coriander - 2 Tbsp curry powder - 1 stalk lemongrass chopped (optional) -

From wikipedia : Acar  is a type of  pickling  made in  Indonesia ,  Malaysia , and  Singapore . It is made from different vegetables such as  yardlong beans ,  carrots  and  cabbage  which are pickled in  vinegar  and dried chillies . The vegetables are then tossed in ground  peanuts . Variants of acar include acar awak or  Nyonya  acar, and  Malay  acar. Acar awak is more elaborate, containing other vegetables such as  eggplants  as well as aromatic spices in the pickling mix. Acar is commonly served as a condiment to be eaten with a main course. In Indonesia, acar is commonly made from small chunks of cucumber, carrot, shallot and occasionally pineapple, and marinated in a sweet and sour solution of sugar and vinegar. Some households add lemongrass or ginger to spice it up. The salad has also been adopted in to  Thai cuisine  where it is called  achat  ( Thai :  อาจาด ). It is made with cucumber, red chillies, red onions or shallots, vinegar, sugar and salt. It is serve

Curry powder is one of favorite spice ingredients in my cooking, I use it so often for any curry dishes, meat,seafood or vegetarians and also to spice up and blend in humus. This time I made vegetarian yellow curry with tofu mixed with vegetables. Use any vegetables you like such potatoes, broccoli,cauliflower,snow peas,green beans etc. To make it more easier you can buy fried tofu   is available in most Asian market, that way you don't have to cook the tofu,it's a lot faster to prepare I use them so often. Vegetarian tofu curry Ingredients : - 1  package fried tofu or 1 block extra firm uncooked tofu 12 oz - 2 large potatoes - 1/2 cauliflower or broccoli - 2 cup snow peas - 2 Tbsp vegetable oil and extra if use uncooked tofu for the curry sauce : - 3 clove shallot ( chopped ) - 2 clove garlic ( chopped ) - 1 1/2 cups coconut milk - 2 stalk lemon grass /thinly slices - 1 Tbs curry powder - 1/2 teaspoon turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon cumin