RECIPE
Cook Time: 1 hour
Serves: 4 to 5
Ingredients:
For the curry paste:
1. 10 dried red chilies
2. 4 large green chilies
3. 1 tbsp coriander seeds
4. ½ tbsp cumin seeds
5. 2 pods cardamom
6. 2 shallots, thinly sliced
7. 5 cloves garlic, chopped
8. 2 tbsp thinly sliced lemongrass
9. 2 tbsp crushed black peppercorns
10. Kaffir lime leaves, chopped
11. 1 tbsp peeled and chopped galangal
12. 1 tbsp ground peanuts
13. 1 tsp salt
For the curry:
1. 1 large onion finely chopped
2. 5 cloves garlic minced
3. 1/2 inch galangal roughly sliced
4. 1 inch lemongrass roughly sliced
5. 1 tbsp coconut oil
6. 5 tbsp curry paste
7. 2 tsp soy sauce
8. Salt to taste if required
9. 2 tsp palm sugar or brown sugar
10. 6 to8 kaffir lime leave crushed
11. 2 cups coconut milk
12. 1/4 cup Thai basil leaves
13. 1 cup mushrooms
14. 1 cup broccoli
15. 1 cup cauliflower
Method:
Preparing the curry paste:
- Add dry red chilies in a bowl and soak them in warm water for about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Roast green chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peanuts, and cardamom in a large, dry skillet over medium heat for two to three minutes, or until fragrant.
- Transfer red chilies and toasted spices to grinder. Add shallots, garlic, lemongrass, peppercorns, lime leaves, galangal, and salt. Grind into a coarse paste.
Preparing the curry:
- Heat coconut oil in a deep bottom pan.
- Sauté finely chopped onions until translucent.
- Add galangal, lemongrass, and the minced garlic, and cook for two minutes, stirring continuously.
- Now stir in the paste, and fry until the oil separates from the pan.
- Now add in the vegetables and continue cooking them on medium heat for about six to eight minutes.
- Now stir in the soy sauce and palm sugar.
- Add crushed kaffir lime leaves to the pan.
- Reduce the flame, and add in coconut milk, stirring continuously.
- Let it cook for eight to 10 minutes, or until the vegetables and fully cooked.
- Add in a few basil leaves, and stir.
- Your Panang Curry is ready.
- You can serve it with steamed rice or Thai rice noodles.