Durian Curry Soup
I've been hearing all the hype about this fruit and was delighted to see that my Asian market has started to carry it frozen. They had it shelled in packages and the whole fruit. I've since become addicted to it. I've tried the smoothie recipes adding banana and fruit to it, but to me it dilutes the sweet custardy texture and just tastes like I added some garlic to my smoothie - personally would personally rather eat it by itself. However, it does have the garlicy sweet flavor to it, so I did a search for savory recipes and came up short. I created this recipe by thinking that with the sweet garlic flavor, all it needed was a dash of sour and a little savory to make a soup. I don't think the coconut is necessary, but I had one that needed to be used.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 Durian Pod
1 handful Thai basil
1 handful cilantro
1 splash
vinegar
1 splash soy sauce or salt to taste
2 t Curry powder or to taste
1 optional young (Thai) coconut - meat and juice - add water to desired consistency
Add all ingredients to blender add enough coconut water (or water if coconut is omitted) to desired consistency, garnish and enjoy!



5 reponses to "Durian Curry Soup"
1. THIS IS SERIOUSLY LIKE THE
THIS IS SERIOUSLY LIKE THE BEST THING I'VE MADE FROM THIS WEBSITE IN A LONG TIME!
i'd say that coconut is not optionl, though.
2. I hope you tried it! I have
I hope you tried it! I have to make it again soon.
3. No, I am sorry, I do not as
No, I am sorry, I do not as I've not purchased it whole.
4. I've only seen it frozen in
I've only seen it frozen in cubes not whole. Do you happen to know what the approximate weight of 1/2 durian would be?
5. Wow, I've got to try this
Wow, I've got to try this next time I get my paws on one of those sublime little monsters! It might be a while but I'm saving this recipe until then.... I cold turkeyed off eating durians everyday since my last visit to SF. +)