Vegetarian Thai green curry
Vegetarian Thai Green Curry is a fragrant, creamy dish made with coconut milk, green curry paste, and a mix of vegetables like eggplant, bell peppers, and bamboo shoots. It's rich, mildly spicy, and packed with fresh Thai herbs.
Ingredients
- 2-3 stalks of lemon grass (the pale lower bulbs onlly) chopped
- 2 inch piece ginger
- 1 inch piece galangal (or 1 'coin' of the dried version of it, crushed into small pieces)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 -3 shallots or 1 small red onion
- 2-3 green chilies (adjust as per taste)
- 8-10 stalks of cilantro (stems and leaves)
- 2-3 fresh kaffir lime leaves or the zest from one lime
- juice of 1 lime (use the zested fruit)
- 1/2 cup thai basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 a pack of extra firm tofu, cut into cubes
- 1 green bell pepper cut into strips
- 1 bunch scallions, sliced lengthwise & cut into 2 inch pieces
- 4-5 chinese green long beans cut into 2 inch pieces.
- 1 carrot cut into julienned strips
- 1/2 can of baby corn
- 1 shot small can straw mushrooms
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 can coconut milk
- 10-12 leaves of thai basil, torn
- 2-3 stalks cilantro, torn into pieces, stalks et al!
- 1-2 green chiles slit partially lengthwise
- soy sauce as required
Directions
- Combine all the green curry paste ingredients into a fine ...thick emulsion, adding soy sauce as required to dilute it instead of water. Set aside
- Heat the sesame oil in a skillet, add the scallions to saute till they turn limp. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan add the green curry paste and fry till it just begins turning color. add the scallions and other vegetable along with the tofu.
- Adding as little water as possible, lower the heat, cover and cook till the vegetables are tender, yet retain some crunchiness. Season with Soy sauce to add salt.
- Add the cilantro, slit green chilli and basil . Give it a stir to bring out the basil's aroma.
- Add the Coconut milk & heat on a low flame till the ingredients are well combined. Taste and adjust for salt using the soy sauce. Remove from heat. garnish with more torn basil leaves & cilantro. Serve with plain jasmine rice or rice noodles.
