Kugan's Kitchen

[kugan98]

Dev, I do not know the subtitute for Thai holy basil.
I think you can try using mint leaves.
In Malaysia we do get the Thai basil leaves.


Glad your getting good sprouts.
If you keep them very long, leaves would
sprout from the beans.

Enjoy your mee goreng.
I will soon post the red curry paste
and the red curry recipe.
Kugan98

[dev]

no probs Kugan...I think I should be able to find a basil sapling in the agri univ nursery...let me try my luck..

Am making the mee goreng tomorrow...

[kugan98]

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THAI RED CURRY PASTE

Ingredients:

3 red fresh chillies sliced
3 small onions sliced
3 pips of garlic sliced
1 stalk lemon grass ( only the white part sliced)
½ inch galangal sliced
1 kaffir lime leaf sliced fine
2 tbs chillie powder
1 tbs coriander powder
½ tsp tumeric powder
2 tbs light soy sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
¼ tsp white pepper powder
¼ tsp dark soy sauce
Little water or coconut milk to blend

Method:
To make paste, place all the ingredients in a blender.
Add little water or coconut milk, and blend into a fine paste.

Note: If you are making large amount, use water to blend.
Then stir fry in oil till fragrant. Cool, and freeze in small,
Small containers.


Thanks to my Thai friend who sends me these recipes.

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[dev]

Thanks to u & ur friend for the recipe Kugan... I'll save this recipe & try it out once I get the req ingredients... it's very hard to get lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves & galangal here...

I cleaned the bean sprouts today... very time consuming & boring job... but no other option for me anyway...

[kugan98]

Dev, I am sure you can get this in Asian supermarkets.
Where do you live?

I am sorry you have to go through the trouble of cleaning
the sprouts. Well anyway no pain,no gain.
just joking Dev.

I made the Thai red curry today.
I will post soon the recipe.
Kugan98

[kugan98]

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THAI VEGETARIAN RED CURRY

Ingredients:
1/2 cup small cauliflower florets
1 cup tofu cubed and slightly fried
½ cup carrots cubed
½ cup potatoes cubed
10 whole cherry tomatoes or 2 big tomatoes sliced
3 kaffir lime leaves
½ yellow pepper cut into squares
¼ cup fresh thai basil leaves
750 ml coconut milk
3 tbs oil
Salt to taste
6 tbs of the red curry paste

Method:
Heat oil in a wok. On medium heat add the red curry paste and stir fry till fragrant.
Add in the cauliflower florets, potatoes and carrots.
Add the tomatoes if you are using big sliced tomatoes.
Stir nicely, add in the 750ml coconut milk and the kaffir lime leaves.
Simmer, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes.
Add bell pepper and the fried tofu and cook for another few minutes.
( add in the cherry tomatoes if you are using)
Taste for salt, add in the fresh Thai basil leaves.
Stir and remove and serve with Thai fragrant rice.

Note: You can use any vegetable of your choice.

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[dev]

Kugan, thanks a lot for the recipe...

No worries abt cleaning the sprouts...we had yummy mee goreng for breakfast today...

I am in coimbatore right now... I doubt if there any store tht sells these stuffs here... I couldn't find thick soya sauce even in one of the biggest supermarket in coimbatore..so those stuffs for thai curry is out of question... the best option for me would be to grow those myself...

[kugan98]

Dev I am happy that you all enjoyed the mee goreng.
Fried noodles in India will have a different taste.

I used to carry all the fresh ingredients for mee goreng, when ever I go to India. My cousions will have a feast with them.


O.K Dev now I will give you a recipe for Malaysian fried rice.
Enjoy it for dinner or lunch.

[kugan98]

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SPICY FRIED RICE

Ingredients:
500 grms cooked cold rice
1 onion sliced fine
2 pips of garlic minced
1 tbs chillie paste
½ small carrot shredded finely
½ cup cauliflower florets
½ cup sweet peas sliced 1 cm thick
1 small pepper cut into cubes
2 tbs oil
½ tbs light soy sauce
Salt to taste

To garnish:
Fried crispy shallots
Little spring onion sliced
Little fresh red chillie sliced

Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the minced garlic.
When there is a good aroma, add in the onions.
Sauté nicely until the onions are brown a bit.
Add in the chillie paste and stir fry well.
Now add in the carrot, cauliflower,pepper and sweet peas.
Give a good stir, add in the soy sauce and a sprinkling of little water.
Now add the cold rice and salt, toss until well seasoned and the rice is well heated through.
Remove and garnish with the shallot crispy,spring onion and sliced red chillies.

Note: For this fried rice, you can add any vegetables of your choice.
You can add thick soy sauce if you want your fried rice to look brown in colour.
Non-vegetarians can add prawns, chicken or squid.
They can also make an omelette , slice it for garnishing.

For an Indian version you can add in pepper powder and garnish with coriander leaves.


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[kugan98]

Dev my friend says that they sell black olive paste in her place.
So she uses the paste to make olive rice.
Anyway she has given a simpler version for us.


THAI OLIVE FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

200 grms cooked cold rice
20 grms carrot peeled and diced
25 grms vegetarian meat or fried tofu
10 pitted black olive sliced
1 pip garlic minced
1 slice ginger cut into strips
1 tbs light soy sauce
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Coriander for garnishing.

Method:

Heat oil in a non-stick pan.
Add the ginger and garlic and stir fry till fragrant.
Add in the carrots and vegetarian meat, stir fry for 2 minutes.
Stir in the cooked rice,olives and season with light soy sauce ,salt and pepper.
Fry for about 3 minutes or until the rice is heated through.
Sprinkle little water if the rice is too dry.
Remove and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot.


Note: Thanks to my Thai friend.