Vegan green coconut curry. This vegetable curry is one of the first recipes every published to my blog. I've made it for years and the story is The two curries are not interchangeable. CURRY PASTE is used in Thai cooking.
It's full of flavor and simple enough for weeknight dinners. I've been on a vegetable-packed coconut curry kick lately—they're just the perfect transition food for this time of year. This vegan coconut curry is one to add to the 'must eat' list. You can cook Vegan green coconut curry using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Vegan green coconut curry
- You need 1 block of firm or extra from tofu.
- You need 1 TBSP of oil.
- You need 2 cans of coconut milk.
- You need 1 TBSP of brown sugar or maple syrup.
- You need 1 tbsp of green curry paste (adjust to taste).
- Prepare 4 cups of frozen veggies (Thai stir fry blend).
- It's 1 TBSP of lime juice.
- It's Handful of cilantro.
- You need Handful of basil.
A LOT of recipes get tried and tested for this website, and many get discarded or fall by the Usually yellow curry pastes are the mildest in flavour, red is next, and green is the hottest. Vegans and vegetarians should watch out - many. This green curry tastes like a green curry should - very fresh and zinging with taste, plus it's quite 'creamy' without being too rich. It includes tofu or chickpeas (your choice) for protein, plus lots of healthy vegetables for an excellent vegetarian or vegan curry you'll want to serve both family and friends.
Vegan green coconut curry step by step
- Heat oil in a large pan to medium heat. Cut tofu into 1/2" cubes and add to the pan. Cook until golden brown. Set aside.
- Add coconut milk, green curry paste and brown sugar (or maple syrup) to a large pot or wok. Bring to a boil then simmer for 2 mins.
- Add frozen veggies. Simmer until veggies are tender, about 5 to 7 mins.
- Turn off heat. Stir in tofu, lime juice, chopped cilantro and basil. If you're not sure how much basil and cilantro to use, start with a 1/4 cup each and adjust to taste..
- Serve with rice or naan.
Drew Spangler Faulkner, a cooking teacher at L'Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Md., makes a Thai green curry that is a kind of comfort food. by Alyssa Rimmer. Fresh ginger: ginger and curry are a match made in heaven and the flavor that fresh ginger brings is just delicious! Green Lentils: we're using green lentils in this recipe because they cook relatively quickly, but you could also. We're making a delicious COCONUT CURRY lentil soup! This soup makes an amazing weeknight vegan dinner.