Tips for Making Green Curry With a Beautiful, Appetizing Color

Green curry is a Thai dish loved for both its flavor and its appetizing color. A properly made green curry should have a pale green broth, slightly thick, glossy, with the oil separating out nicely but not curdling — the flavor should be mildly spicy and rich, with a sweet coconut aroma. Besides taste, color is another factor that makes a dish more appetizing. Today we’re sharing some tips for making green curry with a vibrant, appetizing green color.

1. Choose a high-quality curry paste: Namjai Green Curry Paste is made using fresh green bird’s eye chilies, which help add natural green color to your curry. Namjai curry paste also contains Thai herbs and spices that give green curry its distinctive flavor
2. Use Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves: Adding Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves to the curry not only boosts the aroma but also helps brighten the curry’s green color
3. Don’t simmer the curry too long: Boiling green curry for too long can cause its green color to fade. Simmer just enough to preserve its vibrant green
4. Use fresh vegetables: Fresh vegetables such as Thai eggplant or pumpkin should be freshly sourced, so the curry has a beautiful green color
5. Use chili leaves: Use the water squeezed from the chili leaves used to pound the curry paste to press your coconut milk instead of plain water, giving you a pale green coconut milk. Mix that coconut milk into the curry as it cooks, and your green curry will have a beautiful green color that’s even more appetizing

If you want to boost the natural green color of your green curry, you can do so by using a high-quality green curry paste. One recommended brand is Namjai Green Curry Paste, which contains natural ingredients that give the curry a vibrant green color and rich flavor. Don’t forget to choose Namjai curry paste to add both deliciousness and natural green color to your green curry. Namjai Curry Paste is easy to find at online stores or leading supermarkets.