green beef curry ( kaeng khiao waan neua) - Thai cusine

definely green ,but rarely sweet and hot. this is one of basic thai cuury styles and can be used with any meat like pork, chicken as a variation from beef.

Ingredient:

coconut milk
beef sirloin , cut into slices
fish sauce
palm sugar
eggplants, Quatered
fresh red chillies
lime leaves
basil leaves



chilli paste:

small green chillies,chopped

shallot

chooped garlic

galangal

lemongrass, slices

coriander seeds

salt

shrimp paste

chooped kafir lime

chooped coriander root
white peppercorns, crushed ( you can use white pepper)

pound all the chilli paste ingredients except the green chillies together to form a fine paste.Using a mortal and pestle or blander if you have one.stir in green chilli.

heat a cup of coconut milk in a pan. add the chilli paste, and cook for 2 minutes.add the beef and the rest of the coconut milk, and bring to the boil.add the fish sayce and palm sugar,boil for 2 minutes,then add the aubergine, bamboo shoot, peas, and chili and cook for 1 minutes. stir in the lime leaf,boil for 1 minutes,add the basil and remove from the heat.