Summer may be on the way but the days can still be chilly and for me a Thai curry is still one of my favourite meals, pretty quick to prepare and really delicious. Roasting the vegetables in advance adds a delicious caramelized flavour to the veg and the end result gives a great bang of antioxidants from the spices plus getting lots of your 5 a day in. This is a no brainer – make it a regular staple in your house. Up the heat with more chillis if you like it hotter, me-I like it hot but have to hold back as my other half and Eva don’t like having their heads boiled 🙂

Roasted Vegetable Thai Green Curry
1 large Sweet potato or 1/2 a squash of choice
1 large potato
1 small Cauliflower
2 tbsp of Ketchup Manis or sweet soy sauce

200ml Coconut Milk
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 tbsp Turmeric
1″ piece of Ginger peeled and chopped
1 medium Onion
2 big cloves of Garlic, peeled chopped and mashed
3-4 Lime leaves
1 big tbsp Green Curry Paste

to Finish
Fish Sauce, Palm Sugar and Lime Juice to taste

Peel the root vegetables and cut into large bit size pieces and tip into a bowl
Wash and trim the cauliflower, reserve half if very large and cut the rest into large florets
Tip into the bowl, season, add 2 tbsp ketchup manis and 2 tbsp rapeseed oil and mix to coat the veg. Tip onto a roasting tray and roast at 180 for 20 minutes

Meanwhile, Heat 2 tbsp rapeseed oil in wide bottomed pot over a medium heat
Add onion and cook gently until softened
Add minced garlic and ginger and cook for a few minutes
Tip in the green curry paste and cook for about 5 minutes – add a tbsp or 2 of water if it gets a bit dry
Add the turmeric and stir and cook for another minute
Tip in the coconut milk and cook over a gentle heat for about 7 minutes
Add in the cooked vegetables, season with salt and cook until the sauce has thickened
Just before serving add fish sauce, palm sugar and lime juice to finally season.
This depends on your taste but I added about 2tbsp fish sauce, the juice of a full lime and 1 tbsp of palm sugar, gradually, stirring each time and tasting before I was happy with it.
Serve as is or with cooked basmati rice if preferred.