‘Feel Better’ Green Curry Soup Recipe
July 27, 2016
Kicking off my blog makeover with a new & improved version of my green curry soup recipe, you can find the old post here. I have learnt a lot since I last posted this recipe. Every day through trial & error I’m learning about lighting, layout & props and I love it! The day I took these shots, the weather was miserable & cloudy, this would have freaked me out over a year ago, but not this time.
When I first started this blog & winter rolled around I would get all stressed out about when I could take my photos. I would check my phone & plan my days of taking food photos around the ones with a sun icon. If it was cloudy or raining I would be devastated, thinking there wasn’t enough light to take photos. I was wrong. Now I have come to love cloudy wintery days with it’s naturally diffused winter light.
Now that the stress of re-designing a website it behind me I look forward to posting new recipes on a weekly basis. I have a few lined up ready to post, however, if you have something you would like to see please feel free to leave me a comment or drop me an email, [email protected]
I would like to say a special thank you to my friend Ness who created the hand-drawn banner at the top of my page, I love it! x
Also, the lovely Nicole of Nicole Anderson Photography, who took some new profile shots, something I haven’t done in 2 years! Thank you, Nicole x
‘FEEL BETTER’ GREEN CURRY SOUP RECIPE
Author: Tina Khoury (The Barefoot Housewife)
Category: soup
INGREDIENTS
- Curry Paste
- 1 red onion
- 2 thumb-size pieces of ginger
- 6 long green chili
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 bunches of fresh coriander (cilantro) & roots (reserve a few leaves for garnish later)
- 5 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 stick of lemongrass (white part only)
- Curry Soup
- 400 ml coconut milk (homemade or packaged)
- 1 litre of vegetable stock (homemade or packaged)
- 700g of diced pumpkin (skin & seeds removed)
- 1 tin of organic lentils (washed & drained)
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a mortar & pestle bash up all your curry paste ingredients for a chunky paste. If you prefer a smoother paste you could blitz in a food processor or high-speed blender. **This amount of curry paste makes enough for 2 curry soups below** Store half in the fridge or freezer for another meal!
- In a large pot heat a few tablespoons of oil on medium heat. Add half the curry paste & continue to fry for a few minutes.
- Add the coconut milk, vegetable stock & season with salt to your liking.
- Bring to the boil.
- Add the pumpkin, lower the heat & simmer for about 20 mins until tender.
- Add the lentils & simmer for a few more minutes.
- To serve add fresh coriander & chili (for extra heat I’ve used smaller red chili, however you could use the long green ones for a milder taste) & lastly a squeeze of lime. You could also throw in some green beans, spinach or broccoli at the very end with the lentils. It’s totally up to you!
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