Spicy Coconut Zucchini

[judydawn]

Name of Recipe: Spicy Coconut zucchini

Number of People: serves 4 as an Asian side dish

Ingredients:

350g zucchini, sliced 1/2 cm thick
120g onion, peeled and cut in half
good tsp Tenina's garlic paste (or 2 cloves garlic)
1/8 tspn chilli powder (or to your taste)
1/2 tspn coriander powder
15g oil (I used macadamia)
160g cold water
3 tblspns dessicated coconut
10g tomato paste
coriander or parsley to garnish


Preparation:

Grease a small au-gratin dish and place the sliced zucchini in it.  Set aside.
Pre-heat oven to 180^oC, fan forced.

Chop onion & garlic paste (or garlic if using) 2 sec/speed 5.
Scrape down sides.

Add chilli & coriander powders plus oil and cook 3 mins/100^o/speed 1.

Pour the cold water into the TM bowl and cook 2 mins/100^o/speed 1.

Add coconut & tomato paste & cook 4 mins/varoma temp/speed 2/MC off.

Reserve 2 tblspns of the mixture and pour the rest over the zucchini. Toss to coat all the slices then sprinkle the reserved mixture over the top.

Bake covered, 25 mins.  Remove cover, toss ingredients and cook 15 minutes uncovered, stirring again halfway through.

Sprinkle with coriander to serve.


Tips/Hints:

I made this in advance and reheated in the microwave which then softened the zucchini a little more which was more to my liking.

[Deniser]

I like the sound of this - always looking for a side dish with a difference.  Will try it soon.

[Aussie Brenda]

Lemongrass Prawns and scallops..........now you are talking my language...

[kt2]

Looks and sounds good, thanks for the recipe Judy, it's on my very long "to do" list!