Mixed Vegetable Soup
(Sayur Lodeh)

Ingredients:
200 gram young jackfruit
150 gram long beans, cut into 3 cm long pieces
1 egg plant, cut into 2 long pieces then cut again into 2-4 pieces
50 gram melinjo leaves
75 gram melinjo fruit
5 green chili, cut into 2
1-2 bay leaves
2 sdm dried shrimp, wash dan drain well
2 cm galangal, crushed
1 liter thick coconut milk
250 cc thin coconut milk
salt dan sugar to taste

Spice Paste Ingredients:

7 small shallots
3 cloves garlic
2 red chili
½ tsp. shrimp paste
1 tsp. coriander, dried stir fry
1 tsp. grated lesser galangal
1 tsp. salt
Instructions:
Boil the jackfruit with thin coconut milk until well done.  Pour in the spice paste, dried shrimps, bay leaves and galangal.
Then add the long beans, green chili, melinjo fruit and leaves as well as eggplant then pour in the thick coconut milk.
Boil everything until done.  Remove and serve while warm.

Makes 3- 4 servings with other dishes.