Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Thai Spinach and Sweet Potato curry

Ingredients and Method to make Thai Spinach and Sweet Potato curry
3/4 cup raw peanuts cooked until soft
3 large sweet potatoes cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 pkt of spinach leaves cut into small pieces (about 9 oz/ 225 gms)
1 onion cut fine

2 tbsp oil
2 Thai or Indian variety green chilies
1 inch piece of ginger minced fine
1/2  tsp minced garlic
approx 10 Thai basil leaves cut fine (optional)
1 tbsp vegan Thai red curry paste ( I used Thai Kitchen brand) (or to taste)
1/2 tsp red chili powder (or to taste)
salt to taste
2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup coconut milk

Cook the raw peanuts on the stove top or the microwave with a little water until it is soft (I used the microwave).

Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed pan, add onions and saute until it is transparent. Add green chilies, minced ginger and minced garlic and stir for a few seconds.

Add sweet potatoes, thai paste and a little water, close the pan with a lid and allow the sweet potatoes to cook until they are soft yet firm.
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Dilute peanut butter in a little water and add to the cooked sweet potatoes. Add spinach, salt to taste, red chili powder and cooked peanuts and allow to simmer for a couple of minutes. Not too long since spinach cooks really fast.

Finally add coconut milk and thai basil (if using) and allow to heat through on gentle heat.

Remove from heat and serve hot with steamed plain jasmine rice or any other plain steamed rice. ( I used brown basmati)

Serves approximately 2 to 3