I had my first massaman curry in my favourite Thai restaurant; it was the only bad dish I ever had there! They forgot the tofu (for the vegetarian version) and added it raw, the whole dish was bland and insipid. I gave it another go in a vegan restaurant (Ren, London) and it was delicious. This is my take on it, I used cashews for healthy protein. There are lots of ingredients, but apart from the rice it’s a one pot dish. My version is rich, creamy, spicy, aromatic and the most delicious!
Ingredienser tjänar 4
en lök, tärnad
a little vegetable oil
en halv tesked salt
4 vitlöksklyftor, malet
a one and a half inch (3.8cm) bit ingefära, hackad
en halv tesked torkad kummin utsäde
half a teaspoon of dried coriander
a tablespoon of turmeric
a teaspoon of dried chilli flakes
2 teaspoons of tamarind paste, stirred into two tablespoons of water
svartpeppar
4 medel potatis, skrubbas och fyrdelning (or cut into large chunks), I prefer to use a floury variety
2 large tomatoes, hackad
a 400ml (14 uns) can of coconut milk
200g (7 uns) cashew nuts
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
en matsked agave nektar (or use brown sugar)
saften av en lime
3 spring onions (scallions), sliced diagonally, to garnish
Metod
Put the cashew nuts in a cup and pour in boiling water to just cover them
Splash some vegetable oil in a large saucepan so it just covers the bottom, add the onion and salt, sitr and sweat on the lowest heat for about ten minutes until softened
Tillsätt vitlök, stir
Add the ginger, stir
Add the turmeric, koriander, cumin, dried chilli flakes and give another good stir and grind in some black pepper
Add the tamarind and water
Add the potato pieces so they start to absorb the flavours, followed by the chopped tomatoes
Add a little more water to loosen if necessary
Add the coconut milk and stir
Allow to come slowly to the boil and simmer for about 30 minutes until the potatoes have softened
(Now is the time to put on some ris if required)
Efter 15 minutes stir in the soaked cashews along with the soaking water
Just before serving add the peanut butter, half of the lime juice and the agave nectar.
Serve garnished with the spring onions, with a squeeze of lime and a pinch of dried chilli flakes (tillval)
