Thai Red Curry !!

The secret ingredient !

This is a very simple yet authentic thai dish, provided you get your hands on to the right ingredients here ..


What you need ::

• A pack of the Thai red curry paste from Manipal stores in TC or from any store that sells spices of the south-east Asia.

• Some basil leaves -- Can be substituted for Coriander and mint leaves (I like to have fresh leaves in there and these are the best I can get!)

• A packet of Coconut milk

• Some diced vegetables like Carrots/green peas/mushroom and capsicum. If you have a couple of small pieces of pineapple, then it would be great ..

• Chicken(with skin) or prawns ..

• And a few cloves of Garlic

• Salt,sugar and chilli to taste ..

How to do ::

Boil the chicken to a semi-tender state, meaning do not boil it completely since it is going to simmer for sometime in the pan later too. Keep the stock. You are gonna need it later !

In a pan, add a bit of vegetable oil, heat it and add the diced vegetables. Saute them, but they need not be cooked till tender .. Remove and keep aside ..

In the same pan, add some more oil ..
Add the crushed garlic, and the Thai Red curry paste ..
Fry them for 2 minutes, till they turn slightly brown and add the chicken stock .
Bring it to a boil and add the vegetables and pineapple pieces (if you have them)

Thai Red Curry !!

Next add all the contents of the pack of  coconut milk Add the fresh green leaves .. (basil or coriander or pudina or all)
Finally, add some salt and sugar and some extra chilli powder as per taste ..


Allow it to boil on low flame for quite sometime, till the gravy has been reduced to a medium consistency ..

There you are done !! Simple enough ..

Now make yourself some fluffy steamed white rice and sit down to enjoy a great meal with your loved ones..




(Note :: You may substitute chicken with prawns, but they need not be pre-boiled. Just add them along with the vegetables before adding the water )