Massaman curry comes from the south of Thailand and is a thick sauce with a mild, slightly sweet flavor. Massaman curry dishes distinguish themselves by the inclusion of several spices and peanuts (or cashewnuts), which is uncommon in other Thai curries.
This vegan massaman curry is made with tofu, cashewnuts and pumpkin and of course we used our home made vegan massaman curry paste.
VEGAN THAI PINEAPPLE CURRY
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 2-6 people (in Thailand curry is just one side dish, if you have more side dishes, you can serve more people)
INGREDIENTS
2 cups of homemade coconut milk
1/4 cup homemade massaman curry paste
1 piece of pumpkin or sweet potato
2 cups fresh green beans
1 red sweet pepper or red banana pepper
500 grams extra firm tofu
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
4 spring onions sliced
1/4 cup roasted peanuts or cashewnuts, chopped
EQUIPMENT
A heavy bottom saucepan
A second saucepan for the tofo
A big spoon
A bowl for serving
PREPARATION
Make your own coconut milk
Make your own massaman curry paste
Cut the pumpkin or sweet potato in cubes of 1-2 cm
Chop the beans in pieces of 2,5 to 5 centimetre
Dice the red pepper in bite sized cubes
Drain and press the tofu and dice the tofu in bite sized cubes
Chop the peanuts/cashewnuts
Slice the spring onions
METHOD
Mix coconut milk and curry paste in large saucepan. Heat to a simmer, stir on a regular base
Add sweet potato or pumpkin, let it simmer for 10 minutes
Add green beans and simmer about another 4 minute
Add the pepper, simmer for another 2minutes.
Your curry should be thick and creamy by now and your veggies tender.
While your curry is simmering, you can fry the tofu
Heat oil and pan fry tofu pieces on each side until slightly browned.
Add the fried tofu to the curry.
Ladle into a serving bowl
Serve the Massaman Curry along with steamed brown rice and sprinkled with spring onions, peanuts/cashewnuts on top for decoration.
This recipe is made at the @THEFOODFORESTKITCHEN, the slow food restaurant of @ECOLOGICTHAILAND.
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