Ingredients :

- 1 can green beans

- 1 chayote, diced

- 1 block tempeh (8 oz)

- 1 block tofu, fried in teflon pan until firm

- 1 pack (8 oz) seitan or you can make your own seitan.

- 2 tomato, diced

- 4 bay leaves

- 3 T oil

- 1 C coconut milk

- 1 1/2 pint vegetable stock

You free to add long bean and shredded young papaya too.

Ground spice :

- 5 Thai chili or red jalapeno or any red chili

- 3 shallots

- 1/4 medium onion

- 1 tsp crushed garlic

- 1 T unsweetened shredded coconut

- salt

- 1 T brown sugar or palm brown sugar

- 1 tsp galangal powder

- 1/2 tomato paste

1. Put oil in big soup pan, heat in medium heat on stove. Add ground spice, cook for about 3 minutes until fragrance. Add tomato, tempeh, chayote....cook about 5 - 6 minutes, keep stirring.

2. Add coconut milk, let boil. Add bay leaves, green bean, seitan, tofu and vegetables stock...taste...add sugar or salt, whatever you prefer. If you like spicy, add cayenne pepper powder.

3. Enjoy with rice or lontong (rice cake).