Eggplant & Kumara Thai Green Curry
with Makrut Lime Rice
With its gentle warming heat and colourful veggies, a rich and creamy Thai curry is a favourite meal for good reason! Whip up this version with eggplant, broccoli and kumara, plus aromatic rice made with makrut lime leaves and embrace a modern classic.
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Ingredients
2 leaves
makrut lime leaves
1 packet
jasmine rice
(May be present Milk, Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )
1 unit
Kumara
1 unit
eggplant
1 head
broccoli
¾ tin
Thai green curry paste
(Contains Soy; May be present Peanut. )
1 tin
coconut milk
½ unit
lemon
1 packet
Crispy Shallots
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1.25 cup
water
1 tsp
soy sauce
(Contains Gluten, Soy; )
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, bring the water to the boil. Scrunch the makrut lime leaves in your hands, then add to the water along with the jasmine rice. Stir, cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 12 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat and set aside, covered, until the rice is tender and all the water is absorbed, 10-15 minutes. TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don't peek!
While the rice is cooking, cut the kumara (unpeeled) into 1cm cubes. Cut the eggplant into 1cm cubes. Cut the broccoli into small florets and roughly chop the stalk. TIP: Cut the veggies to the correct size so they cook in the allocated time.
SPICY! The curry paste is spicy, use a little less if you're sensitive to heat. In a large frying pan, heat a good drizzle of olive oil over a high heat. When the oil is hot, add the kumara and eggplant and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and add the Thai green curry paste (see ingredients list) and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
Add the coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Cover the pan with a lid or foil and simmer until the kumara is soft, 10-12 minutes. In the last 5 minutes of cook time, add the broccoli and cook until tender.
While the curry is simmering, slice the lemon (see ingredients list) into wedges. Stir the soy sauce and a squeeze of lemon juice through the curry.
Remove the maakrut lime leaves from the rice. Divide the infused rice and eggplant and kumara curry between bowls. Serve with the remaining lemon wedges and sprinkle with the crispy shallots.