I took a risk last time I went out for Thai food and strayed away from my beloved Pad Thai to try some Massaman Curry my friends recommended. It was definitely a good decision, this stuff was gooood. Sadly, my wallet keeps me from indulging in this delicacy as frequently as I’d like, what with it costing $12 for the entree and all, so of course I had to find a way to recreate this at home.

After some Googling, I came upon this recipe from the blog Mac & Cheese. Another non-vegan blog, but luckily the recipe is pretty naturally vegan (at least at the restaurant I go to). Though, if you order it at a restaurant you probably want to make sure there’s no fish or oyster sauce in it. I altered the recipe a bit to make more sauce, as most of mine evaporated.

Thai-licious Massaman Curry

A favorite recipe of mine, a delicious almost naturally vegan Thai curry using coconut milk, thai curry paste, veggies and spices. Super easy to make!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Servings 3 -4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 garlic clove finely chopped
  • 1 can 4 ounces Massaman curry paste (available at your local asian food store, make sure it's vegan)
  • 1 can 14 ounces coconut milk
  • ? cup peanuts I used cashew instead as I didn't have peanuts
  • 1-2 potatoes chopped into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 ? cups ready-fried tofu available at your local asian food store or make your own
  • 3 shallots sliced (I used canned minced shallots as that's all I had)
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind juice or lemon juice (I used lemon)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons white or brown sugar
  • 1 cup green beans or sugar snap peas

Instructions
 

  • If frying your own tofu, heat up some oil and fry a block of tofu chopped into cubes until golden brown.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan, add the garlic and fry until golden.
  • Add the curry paste, stir briefly, and then add the coconut milk. Mix well.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are cooked al dente.

Serve over rice or rice noodles!

You don’t have to buy the ready-fried tofu, but it saves a lot of time and unless you have a deep fryer or want to spare lots of oil, it’ll taste closer to the real thing.

Here’s a picture of the curry paste courtesy of Google so you don’t end up wandering around ther store forever trying to find it:

I found that too much of my sauce had evaporated by the time the potatoes were cooked enough, so next time I will make this in a saucepan instead of a frying pan and make sure to cover it while it’s simmering. I upped the sauce ingredients for this reason as well, and also because I cannot get enough of the sauce. Serve with rice or by itself. Become as obsessed with this as I am. NOM.

The curry before it was cooked:
The final product