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Sometimes I never get around to making certain dishes at home because of the ease of availability from restaurants. Thai curries are one of those. The coconut milk based curries are easily made vegan and the sweet, spice, fresh lemon grass ginger notes are always a hit with everyone. Some of the Thai or Malay restaurants might add fish sauce into the curry sauces, so definitely check with each of them. Because of constant demand, things have been changing. From the time when we had to list what to not add, to the server asking if egg was ok, or fish sauce was ok.. things have been changing.
Massaman curry is a favorite in the house right after green and red curries. Massaman has a Malay influence on the curry and hence has a lot more spices that we are accustomed to.
I added a good lot of vegetables to my curry and served it over rice. The curry gets even more delicious the next day when the spices have had time to sit and infuse a deeper flavor. Add tofu or seitan or chickpeas to this curry for variations. Super easy for days when you don’t have fresh lemongrass, galangal etc to make a curry paste. Make it!
More asian dishes from the blog.
Sweet and Sour Lentils & Mango Lettuce Wraps. GF
Banh Xeo – Vietnamese Crepes.
Tempeh and celery potstickers – Glutenfree and regular wrappers.
Spicy Orange Tofu. GF
Steps:
Cook the veggies till onion is golden.
Add the red curry paste, spices and cook for a minute.
Add the coconut milk and simmer until veggies are tender. Serve hot with rice or quinoa or noodles.
Massaman Curry Vegetables
Ingredients
- 2 tsp coconut oil , or organic canola oil
- 1/2 loaded cup sliced onion, red or white
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 cups cauliflower florets, chopped small, about 1.5 inch
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 -3/4 cup chopped green beans
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 2 Tbsp red curry paste, I use thai kitchen
- 1/4 tsp cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/8 tsp cloves powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 tsp crushed fennel seeds, or use ground star anise
- 3 Tbsp peanut butter or almond butter, or use a 1/4 cup roasted peanuts and blend to a paste with a little water or oil
- 1 Tbsp raw sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt, divided
- 1/2 tsp tamarind Concentrate
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- In a large pan, add oil and heat at medium heat. Add onion and cook for 4 minutes.
- Add ginger, garlic, bell pepper, cauliflower, green beans, 1/4 tsp salt and mix. Cover and cook for 4 minutes.
- Add the carrots, curry paste, spices and mix and cook for 2 minutes to roast the spices and paste.
- Add peanut/almond butter, sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, tamarind, coconut milk and water and mix well.
- Cover and cook for 6 to 8 minutes until the curry thickens a bit and the veggies are tender crisp or tender to preference. Taste and adjust salt and spice. Garnish with basil. Serve hot over rice.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This dish has made to our weekly menu rotation. Delicious as is but I the second (and third and forth!) time I added spinach and frozen green peas at end.
Every now and then, my liquid to veggie ratio is off a bit, too much liquid- what can I do to thicken without over cooking veggies and without altering taste?
Might be extra moisture from spinach or veggies. Start with a bit less. You can thicken it with a cornstarch slurry or flour slurry. Like 1-2 tsp of cornstarch or flour mixed in 2 tbsp water and mix that into the sauce.
Complex flavour, loved it!
So glad!
Excellent Recipe! Came out very well.
Thank You
Awesome!
Just like the restaurant version. OUTSTANDING!!! This has been one of our favorite recipes for years! (But I just now realized I never left a comment – fixing that now!)
Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Love this recipe! Made it without oil for wfpb style. Added even more veg as I had to use some up. Delicious!
healthy & tasty
Delicious doubled the recipe. Added tofu cubes and air fried. I always use cashew milk instead of coconut milk. I throw a handful of cashews and water in nutri bullet.
Excited to try this today but do not have the tamarind. Is this a deal breaker ingredient?
No, add more lime or lemon
Thanks! This saves me a trip to the store. Looking forward to making your recipe soon and stop getting take out a few times a week!
Richa, I don’t know how to thank you for these lovely vegan recipes. I don’t like cooking but I love eating immensely and relishing all cuisines. I particularly love Thai food and simple Indian home-cooked food. Anyway, I just made your Masamman curry and I was amazed at the result. This smells and tastes like the real deal. I think it’s the flavors and aroma of the right spices that go into this curry. I had no idea that I could get restaurant quality outcomes right here from my kitchen without even being remotely interested in cooking.
Last week I made your vegan vanilla chocolate chip cake/muffins and my 7 year old son, who hates oat milk just ate up all the muffins in 2 days! I loved what I made, and it’s not always that I succeed in my culinary experiments. So I’ll be making the next batch soon 🙂
Since our family turned vegan 6 months ago, I’ve been looking around for inspiration and ideas, but I can safely stop here and follow your recipes because I know it will all turn out well.
Btw I loved your story, your personal journey and quite honestly you are so inspirational to us. I enjoy seeing your cooking videos, food photography, and am following you on Insta 🙂 now!
AWesome! Thank you for this wondereful note!
Excellent recipe! Delicious and satisfying. I made a bigger batch by including more vegetables, greens and beans, and so upped the seasoning. Perfect! I had it with your cauliflower flatbread, these two go well together. Thanks.
Do you think this curry would freeze well?
yes