Thai Green Curry with Vegetables and Tofu | Kaeng Khiao Wan

Green curry is a variety of curry from central Thailand. In the Thai language, the green curry is called Kaeng Khiao wan which literally means sweet green curry.

Thai curries are something we often order when we eat out in restaurants. The spice and richness of coconut milk are often appreciated by our palates. I have tried my hands on Thai red curry and now I decided that I will try Kaeng Khiao Wan.

The big difference between the two curries is the kind of chili that they use to make the curry paste. Red curry uses Thai red chilies that are large and medium spicy, whereas Thai green curry uses Thai green chilies. The rest of the flavors are pretty much the same.

Once the green curry paste is made, the rest of the process is pretty simple. The curry paste can be stored in the refrigerator or could be frozen for future use. The number of ingredients that I used below yielded enough curry paste to make the curry twice.

The vegetables used for this dish can be anything based on availability and choice. A few vegetables that could be used are Broccoli, bell pepper, beans, carrots, baby corn, zucchini, and snow peas

So this Thai green curry is for my Month long Blogging marathon under the category of International food.

Preparation time - 15 mins
Cooking time - 40 mins
Difficulty level - Easy

Procedure to make Thai Green Curry -

To make the green curry paste

• Dry roast the coriander seeds and the peppercorn separately and then add it with the rest of the ingredients.

• Place them in a blender and grind them to a paste. You would not need any water when grinding. Traditionally all the ingredients are ground using a mortar and pestle, so if you like the chunky authentic paste, pound them in a mortar.

To make the curry -

• Steam all the vegetables (except the onions and bell pepper) until they are ¾th cooked and keep them aside.

• Dry the tofu entirely; cube them and then shallow fry in about a teaspoon of oil. Drain it on a paper towel and keep it aside.

• In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the sliced onions. Sauté until translucent.

• Now add the bell peppers and fry them for about 5 mins. Add the green curry paste and fry it on low flame for about 5 mins.

• Now add the coconut milk and cook the curry in it for about 10 mins on low flame. At this stage, the curry would start turning aromatic.

• Add the rest of the vegetables and cook them in the sauce for about 10 mins. Add a little bit of water if the curry appears to be too thick.

• Once the vegetables are cooked, add the tofu and bring it to a slow boil.

• Turn off the flame and garnish with basil leaves.

• Serve the Kaeng Khiao Wan hot with jasmine rice!

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Thai Green Curry With Vegetables And Tofu | Kaeng Khiao Wan

Green curry is a variety of curry from central Thailand. In Thai language, the green curry is called kaeng khiao wan which literally means sweet green curry.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 286kcal

Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

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  Blender
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  steamer
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  pan
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  Stove

Ingredients

• ▢ 5 tablespoon Lemon grass - 2 stalk
• ▢ 5 Thai green chilies yielded pretty hot paste, so adjust based on your spice level
• ▢ 4 Garlic
• ▢ 1 inch piece Galangal substitute tender ginger
• ▢ ½ cup Cilantro leaves and stem chopped
• ▢ ½ cup Basil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Coriander dry roasted until fragrant
• ▢ 8 Peppercorn dry roasted until fragrant
• ▢ 2 Shallot substitute ¼ cup of red onion
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
• ▢ 6 Kaffir lime leaves substitute with 1 tablespoon lime zest + 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ▢ ¼ cup Green curry paste
• ▢ 2 cups Coconut milk
• ▢ 1 cup Broccoli florets removed
• ▢ 1 Carrot chopped
• ▢ 1 Onion sliced
• ▢ 1 Bell pepper chopped
• ▢ ½ cup Baby corn
• ▢ 1 pkg Tofu drained and shallow fried
• ▢ Salt - to taste
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Oil
• ▢ few Basil for garnish

Instructions

To make the green curry paste

• Dry roast he coriander seeds and the peppercorn separately and then add it with the rest of the ingredients. Place them in a blender and grind it to a paste. You would not need any water when grinding. Traditionally all the ingredients are ground using a mortar and pestle, so if you like the chunky authentic paste, pound them in a mortar.

To make the curry -

• Steam all the vegetables (except the onions and bell pepper) until they are ¾th cooked and keep it aside.
• Dry the tofu entirely; cube them and then shallow fry in about a teaspoon of oil. Drain it on a paper towel and keep it aside.
• In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the sliced onions. Sauté until translucent.
• Now add the bell peppers and fry it for about 5 mins. Add the green curry paste and fry it on low flame for about 5 mins.
• Now add the coconut milk and cook the curry in it for about 10 mins in low flame. At this stage the curry would start turning aromatic.
• Add the rest of the vegetables and cook them in the sauce for about 10 mins. Add a little bit of water if the curry appears to be too thick.
• Once the vegetables are cooked, add the tofu and bring it to a slow boil.
• Turn off the flame and garnish with basil leaves.
• Serve hot with jasmine rice!

Nutrition

Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 555mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4225IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 5mg

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