Green Bean Curry Food

THAI GREEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy based skillet or pot over medium high heat.
• Add curry paste (and garlic, ginger and lemongrass Extras, if using) and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until it mostly "dries out" - see video. Don't breath in the fumes!!
• Add chicken broth and coconut milk, mix to dissolve paste.
• Curry in a jar seasonings: Add 1 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar, no salt.
• Homemade curry paste seasonings: Add 3 tsp fish sauce, 3 tsp sugar, 1/8 tsp salt.
• Add kaffir lime leaves. Mix then bring to simmer.
• Add chicken, stir then lower heat to medium so it's bubbling gently. Cook 7 minutes.
• Add eggplants, cook 5 minutes until soft.
• Taste sauce. Add fish sauce or salt for more saltiness, sugar for sweetness.
• Add snow peas, cook 2 minutes until a bit softened, then stir through basil and lime juice. Sauce should have reduced but will still be a be on the thin side, not thick - that's how it's should be. DO NOT keep simmering - sauce will darken.
• Serve curry over jasmine rice with garnishes of choice.

GREEN BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the onion, serrano pepper, garlic, and curry leaves in the oil until the onions are golden brown. Stir in the curry powder, fenugreek seeds, turmeric, and salt; cook another 3 minutes. Add the green beans to the mixture and stir until evenly coated. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the beans are al dente. Pour in the coconut milk and simmer at least 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice just before serving.

CAULIFLOWER & GREEN BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over a low heat. Add the ginger and curry leaves and fry, stirring, for about a minute. Tip in the squash and potatoes, turn the heat up to medium and fry for 5 mins more. Meanwhile, put the rice on to boil for 20 mins until tender.
• Scatter the chilli over the squash and potatoes along with the garlic, garam masala and five-spice. Stir briefly, then add the tomatoes, cauliflower, 400ml water and the bouillon powder. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 10 mins. Add the beans and cook for another 10 mins until all the veg is tender, but still holding their shape.
• Turn off the heat and stir in the yogurt, coriander and lime juice. Serve half with half the rice. Chill the remaining two portions of curry and rice for another night. Will keep covered in the fridge for up to two days. Reheat the rice in the microwave and the curry in a pan set over a low heat until piping hot.

ACHINGYA THOREN (KERALA STYLE GREEN BEAN CURRY)

Steps:

• Finely chop 5 of the curry leaves (1 bay leaf not chopped), and put in a medium bowl. Add coconut, cumin, cayenne, turmeric, and garlic, and mix well.
• Add enough water (about 7 tbsp) to make coconut mixture moist enough to just hold together when pinched between thumb and forefinger, then set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and rice, and fry until mustard seeds pop, about 2 minutes. Add chiles, fry for a few seconds, and carefully add remaining 10 curry leaves (3 bay leaves). Be careful - leaves will spatter when they hit the hot oil.
• When leaves have crackled but are still green, about 30 seconds, add green beans, salt, and 2 tbsp water, and stir to mix well. Cook, stirring often, until beans begin to soften yet are still slightly crunchy, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in reserved coconut mixture, and cook, stirring often, until beans are tender, about 5 minutes more. Add salt to taste.
• Do not eat curry or bay leaves - remove as you find them.

SRI LANKAN GREEN BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the clay pot or dutch oven (any pot that can retain the heat for longer would work) and add coconut oil. When the oil is hot, add curry leaves. Mix for few seconds and roughly chopped garlic. Fry until garlic gets lightly brown.
• Add chopped onion and chopped green chilies. Mix and fry for a few seconds until onions get a little soft.
• Then add green beans. Curry powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix very well. Stir until you get a nice aroma from the spices.
• Now add thin coconut milk. Mix really well. Cover and cook on medium heat until beans are tender. Open the lid and mix in between cooking to avoid it from burning.
• When almost all the thin coconut milk is evaporated, and beans are soft and tender, add a cup of thick coconut milk. and mix very well.
• Cook uncovered until oil separates and the gravy gets thick. Mix a few times in between to encourage even cooking. And cook on medium-low heat so the coconut milk won't curdle.
• Turn off the heat when you get the desired thickness. The gravy will get even thicker when the curry cools down.

SRI LANKAN GREEN BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the coconut oil in a shallow pan. Fry the cumin, mustard seeds and curry leaves for around 30 seconds until you hear the seeds pop.
• Sauté the onions with salt until soft and browned. Adding salt now allows the beans to absorb the flavours when they cook. You can always add a little at this point and more to taste at the end if you're not able to gauge how much salt you need.
• Add the garlic, chillies, turmeric and green beans. Stir thoroughly, cover and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix in the coconut cream and cook for a further 5 minutes until the beans are soft but still able to hold their shape.
• Turn off the heat and stir through the lime juice before serving.