Showing posts with label vegetables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vegetables. Show all posts

Sunday, October 20, 2013

VEGGIE THAI RED CURRY






i wanted to make thai curry for a while now, 
and i finally got around to it.

i was worried that it was gonna be a bust since i was using ingredients i'm not too familiar with,
but it turned out to be quite delightful!
i will definitely be making this one again.

VEGGIE THAI RED CURRY
with brown and wild rice


you will need:

- 1 cup brown and wild rice

- 2.5 cups water

- 2 tbs vegetable or olive oil

- 0.5 regular eggplant
(cut into little cubes)

- 0.5 regular onion
(chop finely)

- 2 garlic cloves
(mince)

- 1.5 tbs of red curry paste

- 1 can coconut milk

- 1 carrot stick
(cut into bite sized pieces)

- a couple pieces of broccoli
(cut into bite sized pieces)

- 1 pack of firm tofu
(cut into little cubes)

- 1 tbs sweet soy sauce

- 1/2 tbs of seasoning
or chicken stalk powder


the how to's:

1.
 bring rice and water to a boil.

cover and boil over medium heat for 
20-25 minutes until desired texture is reached.

turn off the heat and let it stand for 5 minutes 
so that excess water can evaporate.


2.
 add oil, onion, and garlic into a medium sized pot
on medium heat.

cook until onion and garlic are sweating.

add the eggplant and 1 tbs of the red curry paste
and cook for another 2 minutes.
(add more oil if necessary)


3.
add the coconut milk, carrot, broccoli, tofu, 
sweet soy sauce, seasoning, and rest of the curry paste.

mix.

cover and cook for 8 minutes on medium heat.

check to see if vegetables are of desired texture.


4.
plate the rice and curry.


 5. 
BON APPETIT!



i hope you like this hearty recipe.
it makes for some great left-over lunches.

other vegetables such as cauliflower, red peppers, or snap peas 
will also work well with this dish.


stay tuned for more recipes!

:)






Saturday, August 24, 2013

KIRIN







my mama and i had lunch at the kirin restaurant downtown.

this spacious restaurant was packed on a weekday afternoon.
this doesn't surprise me since the food is delicious and reasonably priced.

this restaurant serves traditional chinese food,
so be prepared to try new food!

together, my mama and i shared:
 -pumpkin and shrimp dumplings (picture 2)
-vegetarian dumplings with shiitake mushrooms (picture 2)
-chinese broccoli with oyster sauce (picture 3)
-bean curd with shimeji mushroom (picture 4)
-mango jelly wrapped in green tea mochi + coconut (picture 5)

both my mum and i found all the dishes to be 
fresh and well prepared.
none of the dishes we tried were oily,
and it left us with the good kinda full feeling.

i personally was a big fan of the pumpkin + shrimp dumpling, and the mango jelly + green tea mochi.

if you are in vancouver and feeling like some good chinese food, the kirin restaurant is a great place to go check out.

:)