Minced Turkey Rendang

We reached an important milestone at work, so the powers be it decided that we should go out for lunch. We went to a Malaysian restaurant ordered the usual Roti Canai yummy and Mango Chicken, somebody had also ordered Lamb Rendang. I tasted a tiny bit of it and it tasted great. Later I came back and did some googling and found out that rendang is an Indonesian dish and is cooked by letting it simmer slowly on the stove.

I had a pack of minced turkey lying in the freezer and it was time. So I set out making Minced Turkey Rendang and hunted for recipes. I found an excellent blog for Malay recipes and recipe for Rendang. I did not have Coconut milk, lemon grass or galangal so left those out. I also added turmeric powder just by rote and hence the yellow color. The taste was nowhere near the rendang, I think the richness of coconut milk and also the slow simmering is required for the great taste. But this was still tasty a little different than the gravies that I usually make.






Ingredients

1. 1 lb Minced Turkey
2. 1/2 red onion - chopped
3. 6-8 small red onions
4. 3 red chillies
5. 5 gloves of garlic
6. 1 1/2 inch piece of ginger
7. 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
8. 1/2 tbsp fennel powder
9. 2 tbsp grated coconut
10. 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method
1. Saute ingredients 2-9 with a little bit of oil and blend to a paste
2. In a pressure pan add 1/2 tbsp of oil and saute the minced turkey for a few minutes
3. Add the ground paste and mix it well. Add salt, place the weight and cook for 3-4 whistles. If not using a pressure pan close the lid and cook for atleast 10 minutes.
4. Open the lid add lemon juice and saute till almost all the moisture is gone.

Serve with any kind of bread.

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