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Gulai Pakis Recipe
16 ingredients
4 to 6 servings
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Gulai Pakis, sometimes gulai paku, is a delicious Indonesian classic dish of fiddlehead ferns cooked in a rich coconut sauce spiced with chiles, galangal, and...
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
540
Calories
28g
Protein
42g
Fat
19g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Kaffir Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Galangal | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Macadamia Nut | not in our table | 0 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 large garlic cloves, crushed, peeled, and minced
- 1/2 ounce fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 1/2 ounce galangal, peeled and finely grated
- 1 lemongrass stalk, root end trimmed, outer leaves and tough green top removed, inner 6-inch-long bulb finely ground
- 1/2 ounce fresh
- peeled and finely grated; or 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 4 or more red Thai chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds, finely ground
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, finely ground
- 3 candlenuts or macadamia nuts, finely crushed
- 1 tablespoon Indonesian or Thai shrimp paste
- 3 cups unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/4 cup or more tamarind extract
- 4 kaffir lime leaves (2 pairs)
- 1 1/2 pounds fiddleheads, well washed and drained, tail base trimmed
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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