- 200g brown basmati rice
- 1 lemon grass stem
- 2 tomatoes
- 250g sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 23g Thai green curry paste
- 200ml coconut milk
- 1 courgette
- 250g French beans
- 1 lime
- 2 tsp black mustard seeds
- 1½ tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- 400ml hot water
- Small pan with a lid
- Wok with a lid
- Colander
- Small frying pan
- 1.
Tip the rice into a small pan. Pour in 400ml boiling water from the kettle. Add a pinch of salt. Cover. Bring to the boil. Turn the heat right down. Simmer for 20-25 mins. Take off the heat. Steam, lid on, for 2-4 mins till the rice is cooked.
- 2.
Meanwhile, trim the lemongrass and strip off the tough outer leaves. Add these to the rice. Slice the tender middle finely. Trim and cut the courgette into 2 cm cubes. Rinse the tomatoes and cut into wedges. Scrub the sweet potato and chop it in to small chunks.
- 3.
Put the turmeric, curry paste, lemongrass and 1 tbsp oil in a wok and stir on a low heat for 1 min till sizzling. Add the courgette and fry for 2 mins, stirring. Stir in the coconut milk, add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
- 4.
Add the potatoes. Turn the heat down low. Pop on the lid. Simmer for 15 mins, till the potatoes are nearly tender. Trim the beans and halve them.
- 5.
Add the beans to the wok and stir in. Add a tiny splash of hot water if you think it needs to be saucier. Pop the lid back on. Simmer for another 2-3 mins, till the veg are tender but still with a bit of crunch.
- 6.
Quarter the lime. Heat a small pan with ½ tbsp oil. Add the mustard seeds and fry for 1 min or till they start to pop. Tip over the curry. Serve the rice and curry with the lime wedges.