Green curry
paste. Since this summer in Thailand I always have a pot in my fridge.
Whipping up
a curry is quick and easy, when you have the curry paste ready. You only need
coconut milk and the basic Thai ingredients kaffir lime leaf (I buy them frozen
in a Chinese supermarket), fresh galangal and lemon grass. You can leave them
out and use only your paste; the curry will be nice too, but the adding of the
crushed fresh herbs enhance the flavor to the authentic taste!!
Next time I
visit Thailand I hope to get more experienced and learn from the mother of my
friend Chumpol, who also happens to know a Thai chef publishing a book right
now!! I am waiting for the book to arrive.
The recipe
comes from Mai Kaidee’s cooking school and gives the amounts for 1 person. Here you can see one of the very enthusiast cooks at Mai Kaidee’s preparing a green curry.
Because a
curry is ready in a sec, after prepping vegetables and cutting herbs, you make
the curry per person. The vegetables cook better then and stay crispy.
When you
read the recipe you’ll see that there is only 1 handful of vegetables, I use
about 250 g because I love my veggies!! You just add a little more coconut
milk.
Remember:
1. use the
big Thai/Chinese/ spoonful(see my last post).
2.
according to the season you can change the vegetables and always have a different
kind of curry; for my winter vegetable green Thai curry I used Brussels sprouts,
carrot and celery root and sprinkled it with coriander leaves
3. taste,
taste, taste and add more flavor to your own liking.
4. when you
cannot find Thai basil, just leave it out.
5. I use
Aroy-D coconut milk in a 1 liter package, no additives. Because this is a
rather thick coconut milk you need some more water; let’s say 3 tablespoons
coconut milk need 1 extra tablespoon of water. At Mai Kaidee they prefer Chaokoh
coconut milk, but I cannot buy this brand here.
6. prepare
everything and set ready in small bowls before you start wokking!
7. I use gluten free tamari instead of the 2 soy sauces.
8. in the
end at step 3 you can add pieces of pre baked tofu, or shrimps or fish.
9. eat with a bowl a brown rice or rice noodles.
10. please
ask me if you have any questions or suggestions!!
