Vegan Green Thai Curry

Who doesn’t love Thai food? I bet everyone’s first Thai dish has always been the Thai curry! I was first introduced to Thai cuisine with the Thai red curry, and ever since Thai has been my favourite cuisine. This Vegan Green Thai Curry is rich and creamy, packed with fresh vegetables, full of authentic Thai flavours and simple enough for weeknight dinners. 

Ever since we have planted lemongrass at home, we pretty much make this Vegan Thai Green Curry every week. It tastes as good as a restaurant dish. We made it three days back, and barely a few days later, there we were craving a green curry again. It is amazingly delicious and you can have it without getting tired of it. I use all the produce I have at home from carrots, green beans, broccoli, zucchini or even green peas. 

Tip – Always use canned coconut milk rather than the tetra pack. The tetra pack coconut milk is watery and doesn’t have the authentic coconut milk taste. For more information on coconut milk, ready my post on the Coconut and Lime Chicken.

Who wouldn’t love this vegan Thai curry? It’s hard to come across a person who wouldn’t like its delicious, well balanced flavours – spiciness soothed by the coolness of the coconut milk and set against the freshness of coriander, lime leaves and lemongrass. Because this is a vegan curry I have not used fish sauce and shrimp paste, even though fish sauce and shrimp paste are essential Thai ingredients. 

Vegan Green Thai Curry Paste

Because it is impossible to find vegan Thai curry paste that doesn’t have fish sauce or shrimp paste, so I never use store bought Thai curry paste, I always make it fresh from scratch. The curry paste is simple to make and can be made with easily available ingredients. It is not time consuming at all like the chefs in Thailand who sweat it all out to make the paste. Just grind all the ingredients together and that is it! 

The ingredients required for the curry paste are – 

• Ginger
  
• Green chilli
  
• Onions
  
• Garlic
  
• Lemon zest
  
• Coriander powder
  
• Cumin powder
  
• Turmeric powder
  
• Salt 
  
• Coriander leaves and stem
  

If you really like your curry spicy, then add in more green chilli. You can also add in a few sliced Thai red chilli in the curry. 

How to serve the curry?

I always serve the Vegan Green Thai Curry with steamed long grain rice or jasmine rice. But if you want to give it a healthy twist, I bet quinoa would be a great alternative to serve the curry with. 

As it is the curry is loaded with vegetables, I like to enjoy the curry by itself along with steamed rice. But if you do want a side dish you can serve it with

• Asian Kale Salad
  
• Sweet and Spicy Crispy Sriracha Tofu
  
• Thai Cucumber Salad
  
• Green Mango Salad
  

Pairing it up with a fresh and juicy salad is a good idea, to make it a full and refreshing meal! 

If you make my Vegan Thai Green Curry, do not forget to tag me on Instagram as @spoonfulstoriesbyishanapassi I simply love seeing your takes on my recipes!