Mix combinations of the following to create delicious, and different stir fry's each time.
Also see our tips on tofu and how to cook it
Base: oil, onion, garlic, soy sauce, sweetener (eg mirin, coconut sugar) ginger, chilli, sesame oil
Veggies: carrots, courgette, capsicum, mushrooms, green beans, snow peas, sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, etc
Carbohydrates: rice, quinoa, noodles; rice, wheat, bean thread, soba etc
Flavours: 5 Thai; sweet, sour, salty, pungent, hot. soy sauce, tamari, black bean, sweet and sour, vege oyster, fermented tofu, etc
Protein: tofu, tempeh, plant meats, gluten, nuts, beans, chickpeas, soybeans, nut meat
Garnish: sprouts, coriander, fresh herbs, chopped nuts, Vietnamese mint,
Sauce: tahini sauce, chilli sauce, satay sauce, ketchup manis, soy sauce, lemon juice, etc
Mix combinations of the following to create a delicious curry. When buying ready made curry paste/thai curry paste remember to check for fish sauce, there are brands that do not contain it.
Base: oil, onion, garlic, salt/soy sauce, mirin or coconut sugar, ginger, chilli, spices,
Veggies: potatoes, cauliflower, pumpkin, aubergine, kumara, peas, okra, tomatoes, etc
Flavours: Thai curry, Korma, Indian style, Madras, Singaporean, Sri Lankan, Malaysian, laksa, etc
Liquid: coconut milk, tomatoes, cashew milk, water
Protein: pulses eg lentils, beans, peas eg chickpeas, nuts, tofu, tempeh, mock meat, gluten
Garnish: coriander, soy yoghurt, chutney, seeds
Accompaniment: poppadums, breads, rice, dahl, samosas, etc
Stir fry with tofu (coated with corn flour and massels 'chicken' stock), veggies, rice, tomato, and tahini