Balinese Vegetable Soup

Ingredients 

• 225 grams French beans, cut into ½ inch pieces
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups thick coconut milk
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 fresh red chillies, chopped
• 4 almonds
• ½ tablespoon coriander powder
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 ⅓ cups bean sprouts
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice 

Method 

1. Cook the French beans in six cups of boiling salted water for three to four minutes.  Drain and reserve the cooking liquid.
2. Skim off four tablespoons of coconut cream from the top of the coconut milk
   and reserve.
3. Grind the garlic, fresh red chillies, almonds and coriander powder to a paste.
4. Heat the oil in a wok; add the onion and sauté till translucent. Drain and set aside.
5. To the same oil, add the ground paste and sauté without browning for about sstwo minutes.  Add the reserved cooking liquid and coconut milk. Bring to a boil and add the bay leaves.  Cook, uncovered, for fifteen to twenty minutes.
6. Just before serving, add the beans, sautéed onion, bean sprouts, reserved coconut cream and lemon juice. Adjust the salt and serve immediately.

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