Thai Veg Curry with Tofu/Paneer

This vegetarian version of Thai curry with tofu/paneer for protein and tonnes of veggies is such a perfect,healthy one pot meal. The use of readymade Thai curry paste really does make it come together in 10 minutes. I am a huge fan of one pot meals and make Chana dal Pulao/Khichri, Quinoa Moong Matar Pulao as quick, healthy, easy dinners.

This dish is so versatile, you can easily use whatever vegetable is available- carrots,green beans, mushrooms, broccoli,peppers, everything works. For those not familiar with Thai curry, it is similar to Indian curry in appearance and flavors,though the coconut milk provides a very distinct flavor. I also love to make healthy No Onion,Garlic or Cream Curry base for a lot of my Indian curries/ dishes.

 

 

Thai curries are usually also flavored with a little sugar and have a hint of sourness from lemongrass or a squeeze of lemon/lime and tastes best served with Jasmine rice.

 

Thai Veg Curry

Aanchal Gupta

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Course Main Course
Cuisine International/Thai

Servings 4 -5 servings

Ingredients

  

  • 14 oz/397 gms Extra Firm Tofu/Paneer
  • 1 cup Red pepper/julienned about 2 large Red peppers
  • 1/2 cup Bamboo Shoots julienned
  • 15-18 Snap Peas remove ends
  • 15-18 Snow Peas remove ends
  • 2 cans of 13.5 oz/400 ml Coconut milk I used one lite and one regular
  • 4 tbsp Red Curry paste
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp ginger minced
  • 1 tsp garlic minced
  • 1 tsp green chili minced
  • 1 tbsp brown or regular sugar or as per preference
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon/lime or as per preference
  • Chopped Thai basil optional and Cilantro/Coriander for garnishing

Instructions

 

  • In 1 tsp oil, add Ginger garlic and stir for few minutes.
  • When the raw smell of ginger garlic goes away add Green chilies and stir.
  • Add Red Curry paste and the lite Coconut Milk and bring to a boil.
  • Add tofu,all veggies and 1/2 can full fat coconut milk and cook till veggies are crisp tender.(Add a full can if you like more curry)
  • Add sugar and lemon/lime juice and bring to a boil.
  • Garnish with Thai basil(optional) and cilantro/coriander.
  • Serve with Jasmine Rice.

Notes

Use paneer instead of tofu. You can use fresh coconut milk instead of canned, if you prefer. Use any vegetables-carrots,corn mushrooms,Green beans… I prefer to use a combination of lite and full fat coconut milk for making it healthy. The reason we use lite coconut milk first, for boiling, is because the lite one has more water content and will not easily separate versus the full fat version.

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Here is the step by step pictorial recipe-

Ingredients

In oil, add ginger garlic paste, then add green chilies

Add Red Curry paste and stir

Add 1 can(14 oz/397 gms) Lite coconut milk and bring to a boil

Add tofu and vegetables and rest of the coconut milk(regular) and cook till vegetables are crisp tender

Top with sugar,and lemon/lime juice(optional) and garnish with Thai basil and cilantro/coriander

 

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8 Responses

    • Aanchal Gupta

      Hi Pv, I used ‘Thai Kitchen’brand Red Curry Paste. Do share your feedback with a picture,would love to hear back from you. Thanks for visiting my blog.

    • Aanchal Gupta

      Hi Poojan,Haven’t tried making Thai red Curry paste as yet, definitely plan to make and share. I like ‘Thai Kitchen’ Red Curry Paste, its pretty authentic tasting.

  1. Stuti

    Yayy! I ran out of plant-based tofu from the fridge…I am a nutritionist who studies the background science of food whether it’s keto or plant-based. Instead of tofu, I used paneer…I am a REALLY bad cook so I just dumped all of the ingredients in one pot and as a result, my dinner was ready and delicious to eat.

    • Aanchal Gupta

      Thanks Stuti for sharing your feedback. So happy to hear that the Thai curry turned out delicious. It really is a very easy recipe and definitely paneer is a good replacement for tofu.

  2. Stuti

    5 stars
    Thai curry is this warm soup that can fill u up in a cold winter!! Definitely rate this a 5/5.

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