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Kaffir lime leaves Recipes

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Pepes Ikan (Fish in Banana Leaf) with fish, lemongrass and turmeric — Indonesia recipe

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Fish and Seafood Dishes

Pepes Ikan (Fish in Banana Leaf)

An Indonesian classic — white fish fillets wrapped in banana leaves with a fragrant spice paste (bumbu) of shallots, garlic, chili, galangal, turmeric, and lemongrass, then steamed until tender. The banana leaf infuses a subtle herbal aroma that you cannot get any other way.

40 min280 kcal2 serves

🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Beef Rendang with beef, coconut milk and lemongrass — Indonesia recipe

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Meat Dishes

Beef Rendang

Voted the world’s best food by CNN Travel readers in 2011 — slow-braised beef in a rich aromatic paste of coconut milk, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, and spices, cooked uncovered for hours until every drop of liquid evaporates and the meat is coated in a dark caramelized crust. A labor of love from West Sumatra that gets even better the next day.

150 min380 kcal5 serves

🌶️Spicy🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

Thai Green Curry (Gaeng Keow Wan) with chicken thighs or protein, coconut milk and green curry paste — Thailand recipe

🇹🇭ThailandMedium

Meat Dishes

Thai Green Curry (Gaeng Keow Wan)

Gaeng keow wan (แกงเขียวหวาน) — literally 'sweet green curry' — is the most popular curry in Thailand, served everywhere from street stalls to fine restaurants. The green color comes from fresh green chillies in the paste; the 'sweet' in the name refers not to sugar but to the soft pastel shade of green. A quick-fried green curry paste forms the base, bloomed in the thick cream from coconut milk before the liquid is added. The balance is non-negotiable: spicy from the paste, rich from the coconut, salty from fish sauce, and a back note of sweetness from palm sugar. Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves are the aromatics that make it unmistakably Thai. Serve with jasmine rice and nothing else.

35 min420 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy💪High protein

Tom Kha Gai with chicken, coconut milk and galangal — Thailand recipe

🇹🇭ThailandMedium

Soups

Tom Kha Gai

Thailand's creamy coconut chicken soup: chicken poached in coconut milk infused with galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaf, then balanced with fish sauce and a squeeze of lime. It's the mellow, fragrant cousin of tom yum — rich rather than sharp — and its whole character comes from galangal, not ginger.

35 min320 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free🌶️Spicy

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