HOMECOOKING WITH TERESA

This is a very delicious, mild and fragrant salmon curry. It is super easy to make if you are using bought green curry paste, but if you have some homemade curry paste, you'll find that it tastes even better. I usually make a big batch of it and freeze it in small quantities. You can find the recipe in the link below. It just happened that the day I cooked this dish, the electricity had gone out, so some of the photos look a bit funny because they were taken with a flash because there wasn't much daylight left! INGREDIENTS 3 kaffir lime leaves 300g potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm cubes 3 Tbsp Thai green curry paste 300ml coconut milk 150g green beans, trimmed, cut into 4cm lengths 1 Tbsp fish sauce 1 Tbsp light soy sauce Juice of 1 lime 2 tsp grated palm sugar or brown sugar 4 salmon fillets, cut into large chunks Jasmine rice, to serve METHOD: Finely shred 1 kaffir lime leave and set aside to garnish. If you want to make your own Thai green curry paste,...

This recipe is a combination from two cookbooks: "5 of the best" by Valli Little and "spice market" by Jane Lawson. It is a very mild curry and very fragrant. I love curries, especially when made from scratch. It is very simple to make your own curry paste, and the result is much better than if using the paste from a jar. INGREDIENTS 2 Tbsp (40 ml) olive oil 700g boneless chicken thighs, cut into thin slices 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 lemon-grass stem, outer leaves removed, quartered lenghtways 4 Tbsp green curry paste 1 3/4 cup (435 ml) coconut cream 2 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce 1 Tbsp grated palm sugar 1 Tbsp green peppercorns, drained 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped 1 bunch thin asparagus, woody ends trimmed, halved To serve & garnish coriander leaves 1 fresh long red chilli, seeded and finely sliced steamed jasmine rice  lime wedges Green curry paste 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin 8-10 fre...