Green Curry With Homemade Curry Paste
[Vegan]

Ingredients for the Green Curry Paste:

• 2 tablespoons of the stem of the fresh cilantro
• 2 small handfuls of fresh cilantro leaves
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon powdered coriander
• 1/2 tablespoon powdered cumin
• 1 inch nob of ginger (without its skin)
• juice of 1 lime
• 1 lemongrass stalk (or lemon zest)
• 1/2 cup shallots or white onion
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• sea salt

Ingredients for the Green Curry:

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 cup green beans (cut in half)
• 1 large bell pepper (cut into thin strips)
• 1 Japanese eggplant or half of a very large eggplant ( cut into bite-size cubes)
• 2 carrots (cut into thin circles)
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1 cup of mushrooms (thinly sliced)
• 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
• 1 can full-fat coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 2-3 tablespoons curry paste (see above)
• sea salt
• juice of 1 lime
• serve with brown rice or quinoa