Thai Massaman Curry

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Mild and creamy Thai curry with Indian flavors

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: Coconut, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Tofu

Schwierigkeitsgrad: Difficult

Servings: Persons

Calories: 1007kcal

Ingredients

For the red chili paste

3 tsp red chilies
1/2 onion
3 garlic cloves
1/2 stalk lemongrass
1 cm galangal
3 kaffir lime leaves
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp miso paste optional

For the Massaman Curry

100 g sweet potato
100 g tofu
2 tbsp oil
2 onions
2 tomatoes
1 carrot
2 tsp red chili paste
3 tsp curry powder
500 ml coconut milk
6 tbsp water
200 g vegetables of your choice e.g. pumpkin, broccoli, mushrooms, peppers
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp lime juice
2 tbsp roasted peanuts

Instructions

For the Red Chili Paste

Chop all ingredients for the chili paste roughly and place them in a blender. Mix until a homogeneous paste has formed. Optionally add miso paste to make the chili paste thicker.

For the Massaman Curry

Cut the sweet potato, tofu, onions, tomatoes, carrots and vegetables of your choice into bite sized cubes.
Boil sweet potato and hard vegetables (e.g. pumpkin) in salted water until soft (About 15 to 20 minutes). Fry the tofu in a hot-air fryer or sauté in oil in a pan.
Put oil into a wok or deep pan. Fry the onion, tomato and carrot pieces for about 3-5 minutes. Add chilli paste and curry powder and sauté until you can smell the fragrance of the chili paste. You may need to add some drops of water to prevent the paste from burning.
Add the coconut milk and vegetables and cook until the sauce is thick. Then add soy sauce, 2 tablespoons water, sugar, lime juice, sweet potatoes and tofu and stir well. Dilute the sauce with water and additional coconut milk to the desired consistency.
Fill in bowls and top with roasted peanuts.

Notes

The chili paste can be stored for several weeks in a clean and airtight jar. In order to avoid drying out and to make the paste last longer, it can be covered with a thin layer of oil, so that no air gets in it.

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