Mixed Vegetables in Spicy Coconut Milk
(Gulai Sayur Campur) 

• 250 g (9 oz) lean topside beef
• 1 liter (4 cups) water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 250 g (9 oz) young jack­fruit, flesh cut into bite-sized pieces
• 150 g (5 oz) long beans, cut into lengths to yield 2 cups
• 5 large cabbage leaves , coarsely chopped to yield 2 cups
• 500 ml (2 cups ) thick coconut milk
• 1 turmeric leaf
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 stalk lemongrass, thick bottom part only, tough outer layers discarded, inner part bruised

Spice Paste

• 2 candlenuts, crushed and dry-roasted
• 2 red chilies, sliced
• 5 to 6 shallots
• 2 to 3 doves garlic
• 2 1/2 cm (1 in) turmeric, peeled and sliced
• 2 1/2 cm (1 in) galangal root, peeled and sliced
• 2 1/2 cm (1 in) ginger, Peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt

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