How Much Namjai Curry Paste Should You Use?

Ask Mom how many spoons of curry paste or how many cups of coconut milk go into a curry, and the answer is usually just “eyeball it, honey.”

That’s the charm of a cook’s intuition that comes with “just eyeball it” — which can leave the rest of us lost, unsure how to season for the right taste and the right portion size. So Namjai found a simple way: “measuring curry paste with an ordinary curry spoon” — the everyday household spoon that helps you cook exactly to the recipe, delicious with nothing wasted, and just the right amount to feel full.

Panang-style rice bowl
Fans of panang curry over rice, give this a like — you can make this satisfying single-serve dish at home with your own two hands.

Ingredients

1. Namjai Panang Curry Paste, 1 curry spoon
2. Coconut cream, 1 cup
3. Meat of your choice, 1 cup
4. Fish sauce, 1 tablespoon
5. Namjai coconut sugar, 1 tablespoon
6. Thai eggplant (pea eggplant), 1 handful
7. Shredded kaffir lime leaves
8. Sliced red spur chili

Method

1. Stir-fry the curry paste in a pan until fragrant
2. Add ½ cup of coconut cream and stir-fry until the oil separates from the paste
3. Add the meat and stir-fry until cooked
4. Season with fish sauce and coconut sugar, then add the remaining coconut cream
5. Add the pea eggplants; just before turning off the heat, add the kaffir lime leaves and red spur chili
6. Ladle over hot rice, or top with a fried egg for a perfectly satisfying meal

Sour curry with shrimp and cha-om omelet
Whatever pairing you choose, it’s a winner — much like how sour curry with cha-om needs shrimp. Add a fried egg or crispy fried fish alongside, and you won’t be able to refill your rice bowl fast enough.

Ingredients

1. Namjai Sour Curry Paste, 2 curry spoons
2. Water, 4 cups
3. Fresh shrimp, 6 pieces
4. Namjai concentrated tamarind juice, 2 tablespoons
5. Fish sauce, 1 tablespoon
6. Coconut sugar, 1 tablespoon
7. Cha-om (acacia leaves), 1 handful
8. Eggs, 2
9. Fish sauce, 1 tablespoon
10. Oil for frying the cha-om, 2 tablespoons

Method

1. Make the cha-om omelet: beat the eggs with the cha-om, season with fish sauce, and mix well
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the cha-om-egg mixture until fragrant and cooked on both sides
3. Drain, then cut into bite-sized squares and set aside in a bowl
4. Make the sour curry: bring water to a boil, add the sour curry paste and stir until dissolved
5. Season with tamarind juice, fish sauce, and coconut sugar to taste
6. Add the shrimp and cook until the tails change color, then turn off the heat. Serve with hot rice and a fried egg on top

A big family, big smiles — because one 100g pack of Namjai curry paste (5 curry spoons) can feed the whole household. One pack of Namjai truly delivers delicious value.

Ingredients

1. Namjai Green Curry Paste, 5 curry spoons or 1 pack
2. Meat of your choice, 300g
3. Coconut cream, 1 cup (250ml)
4. Coconut milk, 2 cups (500ml)
5. Thai eggplant, sliced and soaked in salt water, 2 cups
6. Pea eggplant, 1 cup
7. Kaffir lime leaves, 3
8. Red spur chili, diagonally sliced, 3 pieces
9. Thai basil, 4 sprigs
10. Fish sauce, 3 tablespoons
11. Coconut sugar, 2 tablespoons

Method

1. Heat coconut cream over medium heat and stir-fry with the green curry paste until the oil separates
2. Add the meat and stir-fry with the curry paste until nearly cooked
3. Add the remaining coconut milk and stir well
4. Season with fish sauce and coconut sugar to taste
5. Turn up the heat, add the kaffir lime leaves, Thai eggplant, and pea eggplant, stir well and let it come to a boil
6. Turn off the heat, add the Thai basil and spur chili, and serve with rice or rice noodles, or alongside a boiled egg for extra flavor

There are plenty more curry pastes to help everyone show off their cooking magic at home — and whatever dish you make, whoever you’re cooking for, and however many people you’re feeding, don’t forget to make Namjai Curry Paste part of your favorite dish.

Namjai Curry Paste — “Home-kitchen deliciousness”

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