Cooking Steps
Take lemon grass and trim away any root section below the bulb base.
Remove the dried part of the lemon grass root until you reach a stage where it cuts easily and is tender. Do not use the leaf of the lemon grass for the curry paste. You can use it for flavoring any tea or a soup.
Similarly, use the same procedure for the remaining lemon grass stalks.
Add chopped Thai bird chillies, chopped coriander leaves, 3 sprigs of basil leaves, roasted coriander seeds, roasted cumin seeds, whole black peppercorns, chopped onion, chopped spring onion, garlic, ginger and 1/2 tsp salt into a blender.
Add a little water. Cover the blender and grind the mixture to make a smooth paste.
After a few seconds of grinding, open the blender and stir to combine the ingredients, if needed add some more water and blend it together to get a smooth paste.
Transfer the Thai curry paste and store it in a glass jar. You only need to use 3 tablespoons of the paste for a single recipe of Thai curry.
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a heavy wok. Add chopped carrot, sliced zucchini, chopped broccoli florets and chopped bell peppers.
Add salt and stir fry the vegetables on high heat until tender. Once it turns tender turn off the heat and keep it aside.
Add a little oil in the hot wok, add 3 tablespoons of the prepared Thai curry paste and sauté it for a few seconds.
Add a cup of water and stir to combine. Then, add brown sugar and finally add coconut milk.
Stir to combine the ingredients. Once combined, add in salt, stir and allow the mixture to thicken and come to a boil.
After it comes to a boil, add in some roughly torn basil leaves and the cooked vegetables.
Stir the mixture once again, give it a light boil, and viola the Vegetarian Thai curry is ready to be served!