Instructions: Now I will write you a recipe which is very special from a part of traditonal food of Jambi ( Sumatra - Indonesia ). They make a kind of this food only for a special event/ceremony. Do you want to taste it ? than enter your kitchen and follow this recipe.

Ingredients I directions: Roast all these ingridients ( except the beef )

without oil in a pan for about 3 minutes ( stir it regularly ).

Grind all the roasted ingridients to powder and add it onto the beef, mix it well. Set a side.

Method

Grind the turmeric, ginger, galangal, peppers, shallots, and garlic to a smooth paste.

Heat oil in a wok and fry the paste, lemon grass; until fragrant. Add the beef

(I) together, mix well till theres no more water on it. Add coconut milk, stir it well and cook till the beef soft and tender and the sauce getting thick.

Finally, add tamarind water and cook again for 5 minutes.

Serve garnished with chopped fried shallots.

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