I‘m not one of those people who is averse to what is generally known as ‘fusion’ cooking. In fact, if one thinks about the history of food then really everything is fusion cooking in one way or the other. However, rarely do I attempt to combine things from two different food cultures — i’m still learning, but once in a while a bit of experimenting is good.
I changed the name of this dish at least 10 times and every time I tried to cut out some words, it just seemed so incomplete. I worried that if I left out any of the words you wouldn’t get all dreamy-eyed like I do at seeing them all together in perfect harmony.
There’s something special about arborio rice that sets it apart from every other Italian rice and pasta. What’s even better is that it lends itself to so many international flavours, like this vegan Thai green curry risotto here. If given the choice of restaurants, I'll pick Thai every single time. So when I can make a dish at home that tastes as good or better than restaurant Thai food, I'll sing from the countertops my unconditional love.
Thai green curry meets Italian risotto in a mind-blowing mashup of flavour. Trust me, it’s better than it sounds. You usually spoon a heaping scoop of rice into your curry anyway, so why not cook it that way to begin with? When you think of it that way, it doesn’t sound so weird.
I love risotto already, but mimicking the creaminess that cheese usually gives to risotto is hard. However, this risotto is made with a broth of veggie broth, coconut milk and green curry paste. Making it so darn creamy, you will never know that is has no dairy. The creaminess of the curry risotto comes from the coconut milk and rice, and cooking the vegetables for so long in the broth makes them heavenly soft.
The vegetables are interchangeable, too. Feel free to swap or add more. You could add peppers in at the beginning with onions, or stir in peas towards the end. Spinach or kale would work well to beef up the nutritional value as well! So follow your heart. I just really wanted to top mine with crispy tofu and cilantro.
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