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Weekday Recipes
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Summary: A Delicate Thai Curry that can be ready in just 20 minutes flat!! The recipe includes vegetables for a healthy one-pot dish and Fish chunks smeared with the silk smooth Curry Sauce. To add more surprise, you can add a few shrimps or any other sea food.

Introduction: This Thai curry is known for its taste and aroma, it’s hot and spicy and at the same time rich and smooth with coconut milk. Always serve hot, preferably in a Pot on top of a flame. Ingredients: 1 Steak of Basa or any other white fish (boneless) cut into cubes 6 to 8 pieces of Red Pumpkin cubes of 1 inch each 2 Chinese Brinjal cut into halves ½ Ridged Gourd 1 Green Onion cut in to 2 inches length 1 kaffir lime leave cut into long strips 1 Tablespoon oil 200 ml. coconut milk 1 Tablespoon palm sugar 1 Teaspoon fish sauce 2 Stalks Lemon Grass, chopped (only the light coloured core is taken) ½ Inch Galangal, finely chopped 1 cup water
For Curry Paste: ½ cup fresh coriander stems, roots and leaves, chopped 1 can good-quality coconut milk 4 green onions, sliced (including green stem) 1 thumb-size piece galangal or ginger, grated 4 cloves garlic 2 Tablespoon fish sauce or Num Pla 1 Tablespoon regular chili powder (use only 1 tsp. if using Thai or East Indian chili powder) 2 Teaspoon ground cumin 2 Teaspoon ground coriander 2 Teaspoon brown sugar (or more to taste) ½ Teaspoon turmeric 1 Teaspoon shrimp paste or Kapi 1 fresh red chili, minced,
Instructions: Curry Paste: >Place all 'Thai Curry Sauce' ingredients in a food processor, chopper, or blender >Add ½ cup coconut milk from time to time to make the paste smooth >Process well to form a smooth curry sauce without much of grain Cooking the Curry: >Heat oil in a deep bottom pot. >Add the Curry Paste and saute until aromatic. >Add all the vegetables and kaffir lime leaf and sauté for some time >Add Lemon Grass and Galangal >Add coconut milk, water, and bring it to boil >Cook till vegetables are soft >Add the fish pieces and cook for 3 to 4 minutes >Add fish sauce and palm sugar >Stir well and cook till the strong smell of Fish sauce settles down >Pour it in serving bowl and serve hot with steamed rice
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