Indonesian Corn 'Ribs' - Meat Free Monday

Ingredients

• 4 large corn cobs, or use frozen and fully defrosted
• scant ½ teaspoon coriander seeds
• scant ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ tablespoon extra-virgin coconut oil, or use culinary coconut or good-quality vegetable oil
• 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
• 2 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped, or use 2 teaspoons garlic paste
• 2.5 cm/1 inch thumb of fresh galangal, or use fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped, or 1 heaped tablespoon galangal or ginger paste
• 2–4 small red Thai chillies, finely chopped, to taste, or use ½ tablespoon sambol olek
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 large tomato, roughly chopped, or use ½ x 400 g can tomatoes, drained
• 3–4 tablespoons coconut cream, or use the thickest part of canned coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon date syrup, or use pure maple syrup or unrefined coconut sugar
• 1 lime
• 2 tablespoons red-skinned peanuts, toasted and roughly chopped
• handful of freshly chopped coriander
• 1 tablespoon desiccated shredded coconut, lightly toasted
• baking sheet, lined with parchment