Salor korko sap.
(Khmer Krom vegetarian stew.)

Khmer Krom vegetarian stew with eggplant, bitter melon, pumpkin, spinach and spices is very tasty.
• Ingredients :
  • 2 Cups water
  • 1 Cup coconut milk
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh or frozen minced lemon grass
  • 2 Slices fresh galanga root, or frozen galanga root
  • 1 Kaffir lime leaves
  • ½ Teaspoon turmeric powder, or 3 pieces fresh turmeric roots
  • ½ Teaspoon paprika
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 Asian egg plant, cut chunks bite sizes
  • 1 Bitter melon,seeded and cut chunks
  • 2 Cups already peeled,seeded and cut cubes fresh pumpkin
  • ½ lb fresh spinach, chopped or 5 oz frozen chopped spinach
  • 2 Tablespoons roasted rice powder
  • 1 Tablespoon mushroom sauce
  • 1 Teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
• Procedures :
  In a blender, put water with coconut milk, lemon grass, galanga, kaffir lime leaves, turmeric, paprika and garlic together. Blended well.
  Put eggplant and bitter melon in a soup pot, pour spices sauce over, stirs and cover the pot with lid. Simmering till eggplant tender, add pumpkin, spinach and roasted rice powder. Cover with lid and cook till pumpkin tender.
  Seasoning with mushroom sauce, salt and sugar, stirs well.
  Serve hot with rice or hot bread.