If you are a true Thai food lover and never made it at home yet, then you have got to try this most easiest restaurant style vegan red Thai curry !!
Vegetarian Red Thai curry...easy one pot meal dinner idea which takes just 30 minutes to put together. And the best part of it that you can customize the heck out of it. It's warm, comforting, and a little rich too. It is full of vegetables that it doesn't feel too indulgent.
This restaurant style red Thai curry is full of flavors, healthy and delicious.It's the best curry you can make easily at home. The star of this curry is red Thai curry paste and the other secret is to use plenty of aromatics, like lemon grass , ginger and garlic. Always choose full fat coconut milk for its richness. If you want hassle free cooking than go for readily available store-bought Thai Red curry paste which adds characteristic Thai flavor but , I always love to make it at home and in no time. Homemade is always best and so darn easy to make. Authentic Thai curry isn't vegetarian , it has fish sauce or shrimp paste. This is a vegetarian as well as a vegan version of the same.
A good way to use up left over assorted veggies lying in your fridge, but always feel free to change up the vegetables, and should be about the same small in size. Use as little as two veggies or as more as you want, for flavor toss them in the prepared curry paste, add some coconut milk and some sweetness and herbs...and your perfect red Thai curry is ready. I love to throw some tofu or paneer in it for some filling, it is completely optional. You can make it mild or spicy according to your taste.
You will definitely love to follow my home made Thai red curry paste to make it at home, once you try it. I have been making red Thai curry since long time and now know perfectly to suit our taste buds. If you trust me than definitely you are going to love my version of cooking red Thai curry.
There is a substitute for lemon grass, tweaking few lemon drops and lemon zest and for Galangal- ginger works pretty well. Some kafir lime leaves works too for flavor.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup french beans1/2 cup carrot1/2 cup green/ red/ yellow bell peppers5-6 baby corns1/2 cup cauliflower1/2 cup broccoli 1 large onionSalt to tastePinch of turmeric1 teaspoon sugar1 tablespoon lemon zest4-5 slices Gaganjal / Few slices of ginger (optional) Fistful of basil1 tablespoon cooking oil 2-3 tablespoons Red Thai curry paste store bought/(recipe mentioned below)1 can Coconut milk1 1/2 cups water
For red Thai curry paste :
6-8 cloves garlic
4-5 dried Kashmiri red chilies,deseeded, soak in hot water for 30 mins.
1/4 cup finely chopped onions.
4-5 dried Kashmiri red chilies,deseeded, soak in hot water for 30 mins.
1/4 cup finely chopped onions.
Put all in a blender with little water, blend it till you get a smooth paste.
Methods:
First cut all the veggies into small size.
Now heat oil in a yok . Add chopped onion, fry it till it becomes light brown in colour. Add all the veggies, stir it well . Put salt, sugar, turmeric, galangal/ ginger pieces, red Thai curry paste, stirring it continuously.Add 1 1/2 cups water.
Cover it and cook in low flame. Once all veggies are tender, add coconut milk and cook for another 6-7 minutes. Till oil floats on top of curry. Before remove from gas add lemon juice, lemon zest in place of lemongrass, tear basil leaves into it.
Give it a nice stir and serve hot with rice or rice noodles.