Thai red mushroom curry

The red and yellow Thai curry pastes you get in the super markets are life savers when you want to make something different and do not have the ingredients like "lemon grass". And when you have these pastes its pretty easy to make Thai curries. By no means I will say they can compete with the real thing but they are still pretty awesome and delicious

Thai Red Curry Mushroom (Mushroom and other veggies cooked in red curry flavored coconut milk)
Ingredients

1. 16 oz button mushrooms sliced
2. 1 14 oz can coconut milk
3. 1 chicken bouillon or substitute water or veggie broth
4. 1 big or 2 small garlic pods chopped fine
5. 1 tablespoon each of oil, red curry paste, fresh squeezed lemon juice
6. 1 zucchini halved length wise and sliced
7. 1 bell pepper (your fav color chopped)

In a pan heat the oil and fry the thai curry paste for a minute or two. Add the mushrooms ad zucchini and fry on high for 5-7 minutes. Reduce heat and add the garlic and bell pepper and stir well. Add the coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro and serve over brown rice

Sweet and Spicy Mushroom Fry

I can't believe I did not post this yet. This has become one of my favorite mushroom currys' from the time I made it a few months ago. It is super delicious, spicy and sweet and you could serve with rice and dal or with roti. So here you go

Sweet and Spicy Mushroom Fry (Mushrooms in spicy and sweet onion tomato paste)

Sweet and Spicy Mushroom Curry

Ingredients:

1. 12 oz Mushrooms sliced
2. 1 teaspoon each of cashew pieces and paneer (optional)
3. few curry leaves
4. 1 medium small onion 
5. 1/2 teaspoon  ginger garlic paste
6. 3/4-1 cup of tomato sauce or 1/2 cup tomato paste
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder, turmeric,
8. 3/4-1 teaspoon salt
9. 1 teaspoon nigella seeds (onion seeds, kalonji)
10. 2 tablespoons oil

In a pan heat the oil and add nagella seeds and fry for a minute. Add the onion paste and fry for 10 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and mix well and cook with salt and other spices. Add sliced mushrooms and cashew and paneer if available and mix to combine. Cook for 10 more minutes. Add little water if needed. Garnish with cilantro and serve with Tomato Dal and rice or with Roti