Thai Hanglay Curry Recipe

step 1

• STEP 1.Peel off the ginger skin. And then thinly slice it and chop them. (½ cup ginger)

step 2

• STEP 2.In a mortar and pestle add 1 tsp salt, 2 heaping tbsp chopped lemongrass (remove the outer part), ½ tbsp chopped galangal, 1 tsp chopped skin of kaffir lime fruit, 3 chopped coriander roots, chopped pre-soaked red chilies, dry red chilies, garlic cloves and start pounding them and make it to a roughly fine paste.

step 3

• STEP 3.Add ½ tbsp shrimp paste and mix it well with the mixture. Then add sliced small red shallots and keep pounding and mix it well with the paste.

step 4

• STEP 4.Wash, drain, and cut the pork belly into small chunks.

step 5

• STEP 5.Now in a big bowl add the pork chunks and 2 heaping scoops of the paste and coat it well on the pork. Add 1 ½ tbsp hung lay curry powder, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, black soy sauce, sesame oil, 1 pork stock cube, and mix all this up very well.

step 6

• STEP 6.Cover and marinate for at least 2-3 hours.

step 7

• STEP 7.In a saucepan add 2 tbsp veg oil, add the meat mix and sear a little. Keep scooping and stirring occasionally at medium heat for 2-3mins

step 8

• STEP 8.Cover it with a lid and let it cook for about 20 mins at low-medium heat. But keep scooping and stirring it occasionally.

step 9

• STEP 9.Add 80ml water in the bowl where the meat mix was and clean it and add that water in the pan, give it a good stir, cover the lid and cook for more than 2 hours (stir occasionally).

step 10

• STEP 10.After 2 hours add 2 ½ tbsp palm sugar, 3tbsp tamarind paste, and mix it well. cover the lid and cook it for more than ½ hour(stir occasionally).

step 11

• STEP 11.Add 2tbsp roasted rice powder in the curry, give a good stir, cover the lid and cook it for more than ½ hour(stir occasionally).

step 12

• STEP 12.Now add the roasted peanuts, garlic, ginger, and shallots, give a good mix, and cook it for more than 20mins or so. Taste if you need any sweetness or sourness.

step 13

• STEP 13.After 20 mins of cooking our hunglay curry is ready, serve it with sticky rice and enjoy.