22. Thai Green Curry

Although it's going back a few weeks now, I finally got round to making my first from-scratch Thai green curry. I've always loved Thai curries but have relied on decent curry pastes to deliver a tasty, and quick, meal. It was definitely time to give it a go myself!


The recipe, as it often does, comes from theBBC...always guaranteed to give you a reliable, tried and tested recipe! Although you probably could get all of the ingredients from a big supermarket I visited a couple of little speciality shops (Global Fruits...etc) for the bits like galangal and kaffir lime leaves and a little branch of Sainsbury's for the chicken and such like.

Once the actual buying, prepping and blending is done, the transformation from a curry paste to a curry is pretty quick and simple. Just a case of cooking off a good helping of the paste, adding the chicken and, after a few minutes of browning, adding the coconut milk. Although i probably could have been a bit more generous with the chillies the taste, overall, was fantastic. Lovely and fresh with a depth and range of flavours. And the best thing is you can make up a batch of the paste and leave it in the fridge for a few weeks for near-instant thai curry gratification!