This coconut milk based red curry paste make an irresistible sauce. Flavored with both fresh and dried kaffir lime leaves it is a harmonious chicken dish with carrot, potato and mushroom. Finish the cooking with the addition of fish sauce to taste and serve with steamed fragrant rice. We just love to eat this curry dish along with fresh, spicy and sweet lime juice is made of lime juice, garlic, chili, sugar, fish sauce and chopped coriander. And to cut the creaminess of coconut sauce.
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken cut into pieces
200g button white mushrooms
200g potato cut into cubes
1 medium carrot cut into cubes
5 or 7 tbsp red curry paste
3 cups coconut milk
5 tbsp fish sauce
1 lime juice
200g button white mushrooms
200g potato cut into cubes
1 medium carrot cut into cubes
5 or 7 tbsp red curry paste
3 cups coconut milk
5 tbsp fish sauce
1 lime juice
12 fresh or dry lime kaffir leaves
3 red chilies
cooking oil
2 tbsp sugar or palm sugar if any
Preparation:
3 red chilies
cooking oil
2 tbsp sugar or palm sugar if any
Preparation:
4. When the coconut milk start its boiling. Add the red curry paste, sugar, lime juice, fish sauce.
5. Stir well to combine the flavor or until red oil comes to the surface.
6. Add the chicken and sauteed carrot, mushrooms, potato.
7. Follow by lime leaves, chilies into the pan.
8. Cover with the lid bring to a boil until the chicken is fully cooked. By the way adjust the heat into medium low heat.
9. Turn off the gas, taste then adjust the seasoning if necessary. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with fresh chopped coriander.
Thai Red Curry Paste
4 dried long red chilies
10 fresh small red chilies
2 lemon grass stalks,
1 inches galangal,
1 teaspoon finely chopped lime kaffir leaves
5 garlic cloves, chopped
5 shallots, chopped
6 coriander roots, chopped
2 teaspoon Thai shrimp paste
Blend all together in food processor or mortal and pestle until the ingredients forms a smooth paste. Refrigerate or freeze and use as required. To avoid thawing the whole quantity, freezing could be done in small packs required for one use each. Note: Just double the quantity of the ingredients to make extra curry paste.
Thai Red Curry Paste
4 dried long red chilies
10 fresh small red chilies
2 lemon grass stalks,
1 inches galangal,
1 teaspoon finely chopped lime kaffir leaves
5 garlic cloves, chopped
5 shallots, chopped
6 coriander roots, chopped
2 teaspoon Thai shrimp paste
Blend all together in food processor or mortal and pestle until the ingredients forms a smooth paste. Refrigerate or freeze and use as required. To avoid thawing the whole quantity, freezing could be done in small packs required for one use each. Note: Just double the quantity of the ingredients to make extra curry paste.
