Veggie Thai red curry

Veggie Thai red curry

This fragrant Thai dish is sure to get your taste buds into action, and is ready in under an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

Method

  1. Whizz the paste ingredients in a food processor. Marinate the tofu in 2 tbsp soy sauce, juice 1 lime and the chopped chilli.
  2. Heat half the oil in a large pan. Add 3-4 tbsp paste and fry for 2 mins. Stir in the coconut milk with 100ml water, the courgette, aubergine and pepper and cook for 10 mins until almost tender.
  3. Drain the tofu, pat dry, then fry in the remaining oil in a small pan until golden.
  4. Add the mushrooms, sugar snaps and most of the basil to the curry, then season with the sugar, remaining lime juice and soy sauce. Cook for 4 mins until the mushrooms are tender, then add the tofu and heat through. Scatter with sliced chilli and basil and serve with jasmine rice.
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You can buy ready-made Thai red curry paste. If you're cooking for vegetarians, just check the label to make sure it's suitable.

PER SERVING

233 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 3g, sugar 7g, salt 3.06 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010.

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  • 26 March 2010

    Marjorie rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 03 April 2010

    Mandinga rated this recipe

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  • 17 May 2010

    Becc_A_cceB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    If you love curry you will love this, something different and even my partner (who doesnt like tofu) loved it! Didnt have any aubergines so missed them out and added baby corn and more courgettes. Served with noodles, you cant go wrong.

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  • 03 July 2010

    amynadine87 rated and commented on this recipe

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    I add extra mushrooms and pepper rather than aubergine and substitute the tofu for quorn pieces. I add this a few minutes after the paste. Lovely :)

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  • 18 August 2010

    Strawberry rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this as my first thai curry and loves it so much. It really tastes thai and it not too hot. I used to make indian veggie curry but now I am definitely goinf to change for this one, love the creamy sauce.

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  • 02 October 2010

    Anne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is just a fantastic veggie curry. If in a hurry you could cheat by using ready-made red curry paste of course which I sometimes do.

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  • 30 October 2010

    dannyctid rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, first time I tried tofu and loved this dish

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  • 30 November 2010

    JohnF rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made it for my girlfriend who's vegetarian. Although I usually hate tofu and these other types of meat substitutes it actually wasn't too bad! Have passed on the recipe and she's sure to make it again as she loved it (although I'll probably stick to a meat based version!). Overall, a perfect dish for vegetarians looking to make a nice thai curry!

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  • 04 December 2010

    Pristina rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I was quite dissapointed with this recipie, felt like a lot of effort for little taste, other than the taste of the red chillies

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  • 11 December 2010

    ourcarol rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummmmm! (Used ready made thai red curry paste though)

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  • 26 February 2011

    Claire W rated and commented on this recipe

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    Tasted just like the real thing!

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  • 27 October 2012

    mamarazzi rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice, especially the way the Tofu is marinated. I used the vegetables from the last harvest in the garden, a bit of runnerbeans, last small courgette and some frozen beans. We all enjoyed it.

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  • 23 February 2013

    Heimishe Cook rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    First time results were outstanding - 5 stars. My family prefer sweet potato and baby sweet corn which I substituted for the aubergine and courgette. I only used one lime in the curry paste and 2 table spoons of soy in main section. I guess people's palates are different:-)

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 200g firm tofu , cubed
  • 4-5 tbsp soy sauce
  • juice 3 limes
  • 2 red chillies , 1 finely chopped, 1 sliced into rounds
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk
  • 1 courgette , chopped into chunks
  • 1 small aubergine , chopped into chunks
  • ½ red pepper , deseeded and chopped into chunks
  • 140g mushrooms , halved
  • 140g sugar snap peas
  • 20g pack basil , leaves picked
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • jasmine rice , to serve

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233 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 3g, sugar 7g, salt 3.06 g

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