Amazing Thai Green Curry for Vegan Skeptics 🌱

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A vegan Thai green curry to satisfy even the most hardcore meat eaters (such as my husband!). In this video I share how to pack your plant-based curry with umami, how to improve store bought curry paste with a few secret ingredients, and how to choose vegetables and protein to make sure the curry will be substantial and satisfying. Meat eaters will not miss the meat in this curry!
00:00 Intro
00:25 Improving store bought curry paste
02:35 Making the green curry sauce
04:18 Choosing veg & protein for vegan curry
07:02 Adding vegetables and finishing the curry
09:44 Tasting and plating
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About Pai:
Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the KZbin channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com

[@kittytana]

I'm vegan and I LOVE it when you veganize Thai recipes!! Please keep doing more!!! 🤩😋🌟

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I am not a vegan, but am aiming to eat more plant based meals. Pai I was expecting you to try one of those new vegan fish sauce subs, but miso or doenjang is a brilliant sub that have already been proven to offer umami! The dried shitaki is even more brilliant! Plus these are items that I already have in my pantry! This inspires me to experiment with other umami agents in my pantry.

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

"vegan fish " Why do you vegans keep stealing terms they hate?

[@sieetigondaliy2846]

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[@redrockcrf4663]

Since Shrimp paste is VERY salty, another Umammi option is Marmite or Vegimite. I tend to use half Miso half marmite after I learned about the miso option from Pai.

[@krokcraft]

This vegan green curry looks delicious! 🤤 Thank you Pailin for your kind words 🙏

[@culinarycaravan]

Pai, these vegan-friendly additions are gamechangers. I never thought to grate dry Shitake mushrooms. Or use the tub of Korean soybean paste hanging out in the back of my fridge. Thank you!

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I like how she also mentioned doenjang, because although miso is flavourful it is too delicate for stews unlike the hardier doenjang.

[@asmaa_vlog_85]

I just randomly found her channel in my recommendation now i'm obsessed with her videos She's so freaking talented.♥️🍡💗💗💕🍨🍨🥰🥰💖🍧🍭💘🥳🎡🎂💞

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Talented, succinct, smart, and beautiful. She is a former teacher so she really knows how to explain things well.

[@monicajohnston8364]

This looks amazing! My daughter has a shellfish allergy, so we've been avoiding our favorite local Thai restaurants. Your vegan twists on traditional recipes has inspired me to try making some allergy-safe Thai dishes at home.

[@Yupppi]

Thanks for these recipes. I've dated multiple vegans in the past years and have introduced plant-based foods to make my life richer in different taste experiences. Asian cuisine is brilliant for that with the plentiful use of exciting and tasty vegetables and built in plant protein sources (helps with my protein goals for training). Also the fact that asian cuisine isn't trying to substitute for meat most of the time, the foods and sauces just taste good as they are. With foods like these I can impress my partner. You can't imagine how much a vegan lady appreciates when a non-vegan man serves them a delicious vegan meal.

[@JonathanMichael]

As someone with crustacean allergies, this recipe is something I’ll try soon.

[@deadfr0g]

Hey! I have a stupid question. Is there any difference between a crustacean allergy and a shellfish allergy? (I have never ever seen or heard the phrase “crustacean allergy” before.)

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@deadfr0g "I have a stupid question. " A question is never stupid! "Is there any difference between a crustacean allergy and a shellfish allergy? " No shellfish is a dumbed down term used so americans can understand (theres no fish in the group). Shellfish also can refer to mollusks/bivalves which also are not fish and also dont have "shells". Tho being allergic to this group is a lot rarer!

[@brandon3872]

Great, and even if you want to have meat/seafood in any Thai curry, you replace shrimp paste with soybean paste (miso/doenjang).

[@brandon3872]

@@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 So I'm guessing these terms excludes squid/octopus?

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@brandon3872 Yes which people even those allergic to shell fish are most prob not going to be effected by.

[@culinarycaravan]

... also, what a thoughtful, user-friendly design of the Krok mortar & pestle. It's on my Christmas wish list.

[@sarahkodama801]

Pai! I’m trying to learn how to cook Thai food because I grew up there, but my family is Japanese so I never learned how to make these dishes. You’ve totally changed my cooking game and I can’t thank you enough :)

[@brandon3872]

I'm glad you included winter melon in this recipe! I always see it in Asian supermarkets and I never buy it because I didn't know what to do with it. Yay, time to include it in my diet ^_^

[@TRpiplup1010]

OMG. I have been waiting so long for this since your last non-vegan thai green curry recipe. Thanks so much!

[@windbreaker57]

The mini whisk, the quality mortar & pestle, AND reducing the coco milk for the perfect curry: kitchen basics i got from you, Pailin.

[@PailinsKitchen]

So proud of you ❤️

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

@@PailinsKitchen Why do you keep using the wrong words the words you hate eg Meat? words which are against the vegan religion!

[@conquer791]

PALLIN, thank you so much for the cooking techniques. My caucasian friends love your recipes so much.

[@goldmother2238]

Love when you forget stuff. Nice to know I'm not the only one!!! Making this today. I usually add shiitake mushrooms to mine. I also like some heat. I add red thai chilies. Yum. I love how quickly this comes together.

[@mrdude88]

As an omnivore, meatless curry dish at Thai restaurants are still delicious because the curry itself are delicious.

[@grenoblegirl]

Making this for lunch today and having a bunch of vegan friends over! Thank you so much for a recipe I can use with them!

[@PailinsKitchen]

Hope you enjoy!

[@grenoblegirl]

@@PailinsKitchen Got RAVE reviews from everyone - even the person who doesn't love spicy food. :)

[@Etred02]

Wow finally a vegan green curry recipe! I need this mortar and pestle too :p

[@CuratedVibes]

I lived in Chiang Mai 3 years, I would eat green curry daily. My fave! I now live in Mexico, they sell green curry paste but it's hard to find basil which really elevates the freshness.

[@evanlinsey]

i'm vegan but watch all your videos, and it's always a treat to see veg recipes - thank you!!!

[@elbob17]

"I'm vegan but..." A vegan has never been able to begin a sentence without letting the world know they're vegan lol

[@evanlinsey]

well i'm not vegan anymore so idk what to tell you bub

[@muztardius]

I remember a joke about renaming green curry to Gaeng Keow Pastel. Made me chuckle.

[@ByTorAndMe]

Made this recipe tonight and it turned out beautiful. I also added some pieces of Kombu for even more umami flavor. Big thanks for all the inspiration.

[@OlivierAlcouffe]

Delish ! I'll try it in my new KROK 🥰

[@sunhee423]

Grating the dried mushroom. What a great idea!!!

[@scp234]

Interesting about the color, I always thought the sweet in waan referred to the coconut milk. I love all your cute kitchen tools.

[@sunflowerspirited4974]

So excited to try this ahhhh💖 I’m vegetarian and I’ve been watching your channel forever and love every one of your vegan recipes✨

[@emilyreich7548]

I've used many a vegetarian store bought curry paste but never added anything extra to them to add bonus flavor, totally gonna start adding miso at minimum to all my curries, sounds yummmmm!!

[@sv8911]

This was my first exposure to winter melon, and I am hooked! What a fantastic ingredient. Thank you for a wonderful recipe.

[@Dyastarre4993]

Thanks for veganizing this classic Thai dish. I love the substitutions and will definitely give this a try!

[@nikip9161]

I love fried tofu VERY much.... I cube and coat in corn starch and pan fry in veg/neutral oil, very shallow, and it hits the spot. I add sauce concoction of my choice, (one tub generally counts for two servings for me 😝), and I love my sambal oelek or fresh chili garlic sauce dollop to finish it off... Of course with steamed rice. So yummy 😋

[@relaxwithme3266]

That Shitake grading method is confirmation of next level boss chef! Thank you!

[@debragarcia1701]

Just made this with a few vegetable substitutes, but everything else the same, and WOW! So delicious. Next time I will double the recipe for more leftovers! Thank you for sharing.

[@AvalonProducing]

I've found vegan fish sauce by a brand called "Thai Taste" here in the UK, really good.

[@PailinsKitchen]

Good to know, thanks!

[@minam1982]

And here I was wondering what to make with the tofu I bought the other day, green curry it is 🤗

[@archanavaidyanathan9934]

I so love your curries!! I’ve made vegan green curry from your other video but this one with the shiitake umami twist to the paste is interesting. Gonna try :)

[@lorelaim3294]

That's the greenest green curry I've ever seen! I love it. Do you have other videos (or plans to make) other videos on how to increase the flavor/freshness of other store curries like yellow or panang? A video on that would be awesome.

[@AngelicaYoliFamily]

Green curry is my favorite Thai dish ❤

[@im-Sara-Jayne.]

I'm cooking this right now! I'm using "pak choi" okay I can't spell that but never mind, Thai green paste. Garlic, ginger, green bell pepper, green onion, carrot and mushrooms. Coconut cream, Coconut milk. Oh and tiger prawns ! ❤

[@Momousjka]

Thanks for the spinach tip! I look forward to making it, my beloved green curry :)

[@johnsonsitorus3270]

Try the young Jack fruit, and fried Tempe, so delicious

[@jackfisher9833]

I just used Italian basil. No thai basil where I live, and Italian basil is also green and smell very nice. Same goes to the taste I love the taste of it aspecially when it is crushed inside that pounding mortar.

[@HappyGuy456]

Thanks for the green spinach tip, also thanks for your tip in an earlier video, I ended up buying a Made in Taiwan carbon steel Wok and I am very happy with it :-)

[@alexdee5341]

Oh, I've been waiting for a vegan Thai curry recipe! Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu!

[@mniknutch1449]

Genius! Miso, dry shitake muchroom, spinash. For sure they will make my vegan green curry taste better and look more lovely. Thank you :)

[@moneal99801]

I made this with bamboo shoots, baby corn, zucchini, rockfish and red pepper and a couple handfuls of spinach and basil tossed in off the heat. I “grated” the shiitakes in a coffee grinder. Best curry I’ve ever had.

[@MixkKazushi]

That looks so good! You know now there are brands that make vegan fish sauce! I've tried several and they taste really good. I love using tofu puffs too, they absorb the curry really well. There are other meat substitutes that work well in curries. Thank you for this recipe, great idea to use miso and spinach with store-bought curry paste, I'm definitely going to try. Hope you veganize more recipes!

[@janem3575]

Another great recipe, and no editing of the realities of the home kitchen! Love it!

[@daninoa9650]

I've already made this twice. I'm going to have to buy more green curry paste soon. Also, watermelon rind is delicious in this!

[@cookingsimplydelicious]

Well-prepared and I like the way you make this, You're a fantastic cook! Thank you for sharing.

[@user-rd8me6pv5i]

Спасибо за этот рецепт! Это выглядит действительно вкусно! Я обязательно попробую и уверена, что мне понравится!👍👍 Thanks for this recipe! It looks really delicious! I'll definitely try it and I'm sure I'll love it! 👍👍

[@SmallKitchen7]

Very nice recipe. Will definitely make it. I love your recipies because not only they are delicious but also cooked in a healthy way

[@duneattack]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I have a chaote so I'm going to sub that for the winter mellon this time around! Thank you!!!

[@shitmendycooks4156]

Thank you for the recipe Pailin and your Krok looks amazing. ครกสวยมากค่ะพี่ไพลิน

[@mjl5497]

Yay, a Thai vegan recipe!! 🌱

[@dmpetrencs]

I love shiitake mushroom. But here a warning. For some reason in my middle 40 became allergic to it. Broke out in hive and itching. Anyone can become allergic to any food at any time. Happy cooking ❤

[@123sayantika]

thank you so much for the recipe. I followed it and everyone loved the thai curry :)

[@jelllow]

Hey, I made this curry yesterday and it was really good! But I didn't use the dried Shiitake because on the package was written (in german, but I bought it in an asian store), that I should leave them in water in a cold place for 1 hour and than cook them for 15 minutes. And I should wash my hands, when I touched them. So I decided not to use it. I put also a little peanut butter in it. The best new thing was, that the reduced coconut milk made the sauce so creamy like in the restaurant 🤗 The thai curry leaves were also very tasty! 🎉

[@a.k.salazr]

There are like 3 vegan Thai restaurants I love to go to. Thai cuisine is super underrated. I think it’s one of the best in the world. This is coming from a Mexican btw

[@GrungeGirl4life]

I agree! I could eat Thai everyday!

[@billsawicki1231]

That was wonderful, with all of your extra tips! Can't wait to try it.

[@UnitedCuisines]

Haha, as someone who once forgot to put the lentils in his lentil soup, I feel you! 😂

[@linzkypadayon2819]

Thanks for sharing the vegan recipes🙏 I'm gonna try it one of this days👍

[@jerrymartin2275]

"It's like I made this before or something" lmao I loved that comment! 😂 ❤️

[@liswong7787]

I am going to make this curry the third time now! Thank you very much Pailin. 💚

[@JennySimon206]

Omg I love the shaved dry shitake mushroom idea!

[@alysoffoxdale]

Hmmmmmmm... I'm not a fan of tofu and I've never seen a winter melon, but I think I need to try this someday anyway. And in future I will definitely keep the spinach trick in mind for more appetizing color! Also, the sponsorship is *exactly* meeting a need I've had in the back of my mind for a while, so I think that's going on my wishlist for when I have disposable income again!

[@lillianlouie4284]

I like winter melon! A relative would give my family a homegrown one every year.

[@IrnBruNYC]

The best vegan replacement for soy sauce in many of Pailin's recipes is the Maggi brand "seasoning" sauce. It is available in many Asian groceries as well as some other stores like Publix and some Wal-Mart locations.

[@fei1421]

Wow that looks so yummy 😋

[@krismua1209]

As a vegetarian who loves your channel, thank you!

[@NekaMusaraj]

Wonderful food and authentic dishes as always ❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertwhitford4723]

Yum! I love your knowledge' your presentation' and you are fun too! How do you feel about adding Sweet potato' I realize it is off the path but" X

[@PailinsKitchen]

Hi Adam here! I think you're going to have to ask her that one directly as she doesn't see the comments on here once the post is more than a week old (as per her note above). You can check out options to get hold of her here hot-thai-kitchen.com/contact . Cheers!

[@k1r10n]

The way I do vegan green curry in my houshold is to go very mushroom heavy. So shitakee, king oysters or button, enoki or shimeji. With tofu and any veg.

[@robinsonseff]

Once again you outdid yourself! Pailin, you ROCK!!! I cook better thai food because of you!!

[@PailinsKitchen]

So glad to hear!! Thank you!

[@IslandGal96816]

I dunno why, somehow, when I make Thai curry at home using instant paste, I like green curry result better than red because it's easier to achieve the similarity taste when you buy from Thai resto. Red curry from Thai resto is always best for me but why I am having hard time to make it right at home using the instant paste, it always tastes funny/funky 🤔🤷‍♀️ For vegan curry, I usually use fried tofu, bamboo shoot, carrot, long beans and Thai round green eggplants ... YUM! 🤤

[@scarletletter4900]

I'm allergic to seafood, so, this is a godsend for me. Thank you 💚

[@lottemvp]

비건은 건강하고 때로는 몸의 휴식을 줄때 필요합니다 내가 많은 음식과 기름진 음식을 먹은후 내몸은 또다른 건강식품이 필요합니다 그때 분명 비건은 치유의 최고의 음식 일것입니다👏🏻👍🏻

[@mariezapanta8839]

Love everything you cook! 🥰🥰🥰

[@blarfroer8066]

The Vietnamese brand Au Lac makes vegan fish sauce and vegan shrimp paste replacements. I use them and i am quite happy with their flavour *not sponsored

[@LaMaiStyle]

Red curry is my favorite. I should try green curry next time 🙏แกงเผ็ดเป็นที่ชื่นชอบ คราวหน้าฉันควรจะลองแกงเขียวหวาน

[@pellowfamily8569]

Always enjoy your channel! We are vegan so we appreciated this video in particular. One question: So can you make this ahead to let the flavors meld and then reheat when ready to use it? Don't want the veggies to get mushy.

[@Millielai12]

Yes of course. U can even freeze it (if you make a big batch of curry and put in ice cubes containers like the Japanese. Then use as per needed portion when reheating & add fresh vegetables).

[@wanghajowang]

Thank you for sharing vegetarian version! it's always a bit difficult for making vegetarian version of Thai food.

[@ardemisaguirre8088]

Wow looks so delicious I can’t wait to try this recipes 😋😋😋😋👍👍🌹

[@ChenShaham]

Love these tips! So creative!!

[@ridhiimas]

hi pai, I am not exactly vegetarian but my mom doesn't eat meat so thank you for the recipe, I am from India and we love thai curries here as we are crazy for curries, also can I use fried paneer for vegetarian option instead of tofu as we don't have it available here, it was lovely seeing you cook. waiting for next update

[@harinderkaur553]

Looks delicious can't wait to try this one 😋

[@Natalie-health-wellness]

Hmmm I love the sound of this and the look…. I’m not vegan or vegetarian but I do prefer vegetarian or seafood dishes more…. I would definitely love to try this but I would prefer eggplant and shiitake instead of melon and tofu❤❤❤❤

[@-RONNIE]

I will have to make this for my friend and have a small taste of the vegan style. However I'm not eating tofu anymore so I'll make it without it for myself. Thank you for the recipe👍🏻

[@travelchannel304]

Oohh.. this is NEW!!

[@mcasaschannel5048]

Thanks for sharing recipe

[@TheJavymoon]

thank you, thank you...the miso and shitake! I will tray to day

[@nbnb53]

Ok I need that mortar and pestle!!

[@alannahneedham8456]

Thank you! Can't wait to try. I would love to see more vegan recipes:)

[@sirilak1995]

ขอบคุณมากๆค่ะ น่าทานมาก อยากให้ทำวิดีโอสำหรับเมนูมังสวิรัติบ่อยๆจังเลย 😊

[@surapatjadpoon2885]

I'm actually an English learner for a long while...I really wanna know that why you speak English and Thai fluently and your accent is so good???

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

Hi Surapat! International school and high school in New Zealand :) Check out the video here hot-thai-kitchen.com/about/ Cheers! Adam

[@navanarun]

Turned out amazing. You are awesome.

[@PVCLime]

The vest thai restaurant in town has now closed and they made a thai curry wok and I can get it right my self. All thai recipes I find are made in a pot and is more like a curry stew. Do you have any advice or a video about making a thai wok with curry and coconutmilk? I dont know if it different or just a quicker version. Thanks for the vegan recipes! ❤✌

[@PailinsKitchen]

Hi Adam here! Good question, but I think you're going to have to ask her that one directly as she doesn't see the comments on here once the post is more than a week or so old. You can check out options to get hold of her here hot-thai-kitchen.com/contact . Cheers!

[@dansklrvids7303]

This is just gorgeous.

[@saratumohammed6768]

Me to I just reach this channel, it's really interesting continue to follow you my Sister, tnx and stay blessed.

[@elivalentine452]

I pick my leaves when they are still very young and they are so yummy

[@xpyr]

As someone who doesn't like seafood, I will be trying this out.