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Ok, so this is my contribution to the diner - thai green curry from scratch.
this is about a million times better than the pastes that you can get

you will need to go to the asian grocer to get some of the ingredients, but they are really cheap, and once you get some, they will last for months.

preperation time is about 45 mins for the paste, which makes about 5-6 currys, and to cook the curry is about 25 mins.

this recipe comes from the book i have which is just called curry. its great because it has curries from each different area, and it explains the ingredients you need and what flavours they give.



grab a beer - hoegaarden is my favourite, but i dont have it often given that its $90 a carton





Ingredients for Paste

heaped tbsp Birds eye chillis - the little green ones, really really hot
Long green chillis - these are not hot at all, you can just about eat them raw by themselves
salt
chopped galangal - looks a bit like ginger root - need to get it from the asian grocer
tumeric
ginger
shallots
garlic
thai shrimp paste - also from the asian grocers
white peppercorns
coriander seeds

make the paste





the chillies in the jar at the back are HOT so put in as much as you want







finished paste - a heaped tablespoon will make a pretty hot curry




Green curry chicken with eggplant and basil

coconut cream
Kreaung geng geng gwio warn - i.e the curry paste above
fish sauce
coconut milk
eggplant
chicken thigh
kaffir lime leaves - ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL - they give the fragrance that makes thai green curry what it is.
green chillies - great for a garnish, not hot at all
thai basil leaves
ginger

now make the actual curry



put the rice on



dice up the chicken thigh, eggplant and chilli



fry up some of the paste with some coconut cream


add the chicken


add the eggplant, then add some coconut cream


simmer for 10 minutes



finished product

let me know what you guys think

if you want a copy of the actual recipe, then i can scan it for you.

the actual recipe uses prawns, which is good too, but i prefer the chicken

benny the cunt sound great .
I will try it out , but i don,t like seafood so it definitely will be chicken

Nice to see you starting off with a beer benny the cunt!
Not my cup of tea that one, but great report!

666HARPS666 wrote:benny the cunt sound great .
I will try it out , but i don,t like seafood so it definitely will be chicken

if you seriously wanna try it out, i can scan the full recipe for you and email. pm me if you are interested

old man Swanky wrote:Nice to see you starting off with a beer benny the cunt!
Not my cup of tea that one, but great report!

yeah but i have heard that you are pretty soft when it comes to food

What Asian grocer do you shop at?

Made curry paste during a cooking class in Thailand - awesome stuff.

Have been looking for time to actually get around to trying it back here - think this has inspired me

AceLosesKing wrote:What Asian grocer do you shop at?

we went down to one on main north road at pooraka.

it cost us about $40, but that got us pretty much every south east asian and indian spice that we could want.

when i sea food, i eat.

it was chicken, but nice try trishan.

that reminds me, i was going to scan the recipe for harps.

i will do tomorrow