Thai food is full of different flavours due to the wide range of herbs and spices used in authentic Thai cuisine. One of my personal favourite dishes is vegetable Thai red curry as the inclusion of coconut milk gives it a slightly creamy consistency, but you get a good kick of spice.
This is a delicious plant-based meal that is suitable for all the family, including vegetarians and vegans.
Here is how to make a vegetable Thai red curry.
| Preparation time: 15 minutes | |
| Cooking time: 35 minutes | |
| Servings: 4 | |
| Vegetarian/ vegan: YES | |
| Dairy-free: YES | |
| Gluten-free: YES |
Ingredients for Vegetable Thai Red Curry
- 1 courgette (zucchini)
- 2 carrots
- I red pepper
- 100g green beans
- 8 spring onions
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 red chilli
- 3 tbsp Thai red curry paste, ready-made or fresh using this recipe
- 2 tins coconut milk
- 2 tbsp olive oil
How to Make Vegetable Thai Red Curry
- Prepare the Thai red curry paste, if you are using a homemade paste, following the instructions in this recipe.
- Slice the peppers and courgettes, julienne the carrots, and chop the green beans into one-centimetre strips.
- Add the carrots and green beans to boiling water and cook for five minutes before draining.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and put over medium heat.
- Add the chilli and crushed garlic to the pan and fry for two minutes.
- Then, add the curry paste to the pan and cook for a further two minutes to release the flavours.
- Add all the vegetables to the pan and stir around so they are lightly coated with the paste, garlic, and chillies. Cook for a further two minutes.
- Add the coconut milk and stir into the mixture.
- Cook for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Serve with jasmine or long grain rice.
Additional Tips for Making a Vegetarian Thai Curry
- The vegetables in this recipe are the ones that I use, but you can experiment with your favourite vegetables in this dish.
- If you are a meat eater, you can simply add your favourite meat to the recipe. Vegetable Thai red curry is nice with duck or chicken.
- If you like Thai cuisine, try our recipes for Thai beef lettuce boats, beef massaman curry and lamb massaman curry.
- You might also like our spinach and cauliflower curry recipe and our recipes for saag aloo, saag bhaji, Bombay potatoes, vegetable chow mein, and sweet potato saag aloo.
- For more vegan recipes, read our reviews of the best vegan cookbooks.