Lasary is a collective name for condiments or side dishes in Madagascar. This one is based on Lemurbaby’s recipe [1] and is a great condiment to the kabaro au curry described in the main Madagascar post. Other lasary are more similar to traditional salads, e.g. lasary voatabia (tomato) [2] or lasary avocat (avocado) [3].

Conclusion

These curried, slightly acidic vegetables were a great side dish to the kabaro au curry.

Lasary – curried vegetables

These curried vegetables can be served hot or cold, as a side dish or on a sandwich.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine east africa, madagascar, malagasy

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Servings 4

Author Henrik Persson | veganphysicist.com

Ingredients

2 dl shredded cabbage
2 dl haricot verts e.g. frozen
1 carrot, cut into match sticks
¼ red onion, sliced thinly
1 clove garlic, grated
1 tsp ginger, grated
½ lemon, juice of
1-3 tsp white wine vinegar
oil
salt
black pepper

Curry powder

2 tsp coriander, ground
1 tsp cumin, ground
1 tsp sweet paprika
1 pinch cardamom, ground
1 tsp turmeric
1 pinch chili, ground
1 pinch cinnamon

Instructions

Bringa pot of water to the boil.
Blanch the cabbage, carrots and haricot vertes until slightly soft, ~2 min
Meanwhile, sweat the onion in a little oil.
When the onion is trasnlucent, add the curry poweder, stir.
Stir in the vegetables and cook for a few minutes. There should still be a bite to the vegetables.
Let cool somewhat.
Mix grated ginger, grated garlic, lemon juice and a bit of the vinegar.
Stir into the vegatbles. Taste and add vinegar if necessary. Should be slightly acidic but not too much. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Disclaimer

I will try to cook one or more dishes for every country on the planet. Obviously, I am not from 99.5% of the countries. Best case scenario is that I know someone from the country and have visited it myself. Most of the time though, my research is based on different websites and books, without me ever tasting the real dish (which often is non-vegan anyway).
In other words: these recipes are not authentic but I hope you will enjoy my renditions and veganized versions of this small sample of the world’s different cuisines.

References

[1]
L., “Lasary (Vegetables in Curried Vinaigrette) Recipe – Cuisine of Madagascar,” Youtube, 19-Jan-2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYHeo0p-sp8&list=PL476ED74D69442734&index=42. [Accessed: 02-Apr-2020]
[2]
“Malagasy Cuisine — Lasary Voatabia: Tomato and Green Onion Salad,” The World Cup of Food, 15-Jan-2014. [Online]. Available: https://worldcupoffood.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/malagasy-cuisine-lasary-voatabia-tomato-and-green-onion-salad/. [Accessed: 08-Apr-2020]
[3]
U. Rao, “Lasary Avocat ~ Avocado Salad for Food of the World,” My Spicy Kitchen, 16-Jun-2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.myspicykitchen.net/lasary-avocat-avocado-salad-for-food-of-the-world/. [Accessed: 08-Apr-2020]