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About Him

Chef Shailendra is currently working as Head Chef at Zen metro restaurant and bar, Birmingham. He has experience of over 15 years in different restaurants all over UK, from Red Hot World Buffet and Bar, Las Iguana, The horseshoe restaurant and bar and the list goes on….

He loves music and enjoys creating new dishes and adding a touch of his own in all exciting recipes.

Serves 4 portions, Preparation time: 10 minutes, Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1. 1. Rump beef, thin slices: 1 Kg
2. 2. Vegetable oil: 2 table spoon
3. 3. Sliced white onions: 1 cup
4. 4. Garlic cloves chopped: 3 nos.
5. 5. Galangal chopped: 2 ½ teaspoon
6. 6. Lemongrass, chopped: 2 teaspoon
7. 7. Fish sauce: 1 tablespoon
8. 8. Palm sugar: 1 table spoon
9. 9. Coconut milk: 250 ml
10. 10. Fresh chopped coriander: ¼ cup
11. 11. Lime juice: 1 table spoon
12. 12. Dried red chili paste: 1 teaspoon
13. 13. Dried shrimps, powdered: 100 Gm
14. 14. Kaffir lime leaves, chopped: 6 nos.
15. 15. White pepper: 1 teaspoon
16. 16. Water: 1/5 cup

17. Coconut cream: 5 table spoon

Thai Red Curry

Take a sauce pan add 1 tablespoon of oil, add sliced onions and chopped garlic, cook until soft and light brown. Then add chopped Galangal, Lemongrass, fish sauce, Palm sugar, Coconut milk, Coriander, Lime juice, chili paste, dried shrimps powder and Kaffir lime leaves, mix all ingredients and cook on medium heat till fragrant and cooked (about 5 minutes). Your Thai red curry is ready.

Preparing Beef

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a fresh large sauce pan and add sliced beef. Cook in slow heat until outside of slices turns light brown (3-4 minutes).  Add water, coconut milk, bring to the boil, reduce heat and leave it covered to simmer for 10 minutes. Increase the heat again and cook for 15 more minutes until beef is tender.  Finally add to sliced beef Thai red curry, coconut cream, white pepper powder and chopped cilantro (optional), stir well.

Ideally served with jasmine rice.