Thai curry recipes are very populars to westerners due to its exotic herbs and spices and balance of flavors.I will categorize some of Thai herbs and spices widely used in Thai cooking in 2 groups, fresh herbs and dried spices
Fresh herbs : are aromatic plants which are naturally scented when it is fresh.The fragrant smell usually fades when dried out. Fresh herbs are Thai basil holy basil,lemon basil,ginger,galangal,shallots,kaffir lime leaves, Lemongrass,spearmint,coriander roots,garlic,chilies,These Thai herbs and spices are extensively used as fresh in curry paste,curry dishes,Thai salads and stir fries.
In thai Cuisine, there are two valieties of curry
1. Curries with coconut milk are red curry-"kaeng ped", "panaen "curry, green curry-"kaeang kheaw wan" "keang -kua ,Choo chee curry.
Dried Chilies-" Prik- haeang "This main materail and Thai ingredient is one of the Key Thai.While dried chilles are used mostly in curry paste and some stri frie dishe and salads. Dried chillies are usually used in kue cuury,yellow curry, panaeng curry, and choo chee curry pastes,and often,in papaya salad.
2.Curries with out coconut milk are dried curry-pad ped, yellow curry -keang som,and Liang curry -keang lieang
In thai Cuisine, there are two valieties of curry
1. Curries with coconut milk are red curry-"kaeng ped", "panaen "curry, green curry-"kaeang kheaw wan" "keang -kua ,Choo chee curry.
Dried Chilies-" Prik- haeang "This main materail and Thai ingredient is one of the Key Thai.While dried chilles are used mostly in curry paste and some stri frie dishe and salads. Dried chillies are usually used in kue cuury,yellow curry, panaeng curry, and choo chee curry pastes,and often,in papaya salad.
2.Curries with out coconut milk are dried curry-pad ped, yellow curry -keang som,and Liang curry -keang lieang
BLACK PEPPER-PRIK-THAI -DAM : This is main materail in my cooking.Because the mature pepper berries with its skin on are strong in flavor. when in seed are taken out from the skin the pepper is call white pepper (thai call Prik-thai-lon).Both pepper s are common Thai herbs and spices used extensively in some stri fry's and thai curry paste Ingredients including red curry, green curry and massaman curry.