I was never really interested in Thai food until I traveled to South East Asia. The ingredients were simple and the broths full of flavor.

Back home I’ve never tasted food quite like that again, but I have become particularly fond of the Woolworth’s and Robertson’s Thai Red Curry paste and cook-in-sauce. Both are really good and coupled with some coconut milk, vegetables, strips of chicken, or seafood, you have a dish fit for a family of four. I usually make this curry quite quickly and ladle it over some steamed sticky rice. You’ll note that I don’t fry onions in this recipe. It eliminates the oil because coconut milk is quite rich in fats.

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Ingredients

Red curry paste/cook-in-sauce

Mixed vegetables with baby corn

2 cups coconut milk

strips of chicken breast or prawns

red pepper (optional)

1/4 cup roasted cashew nuts (optional)

steamed/boiled rice

chives for garnish

Method

1. In a heavy based pot, add coconut milk and Thai curry paste or cook-in-sauce. Stir over medium heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes.

2. Add vegetables and chicken/prawns and let it simmer for a further 10 minutes.

3. Serve with rice and garnish with chopped chives.