Recipe Blog featuring Thai mains, starters and desserts

Thai Curry Pie

by Nitsa Takhiansok

My first confession is that that I never thought I would be sitting here writing a recipe for a Thai Curry pie, but times change and we change with them or stagnate. My interest was sparked on my first trip back to Bangkok after the pandemic, chicken curry puffs have long been a popular Thai snack but savoury pies, usually steak and kidney, were very much something that was restricted to the Bangkok expat pub scene. All that had changed, bake shops were springing up outside the traditional to...

Panang Curry

by Nitsa Takhiansok

Sometimes also spelt as Panaeng Curry this is one of my favourite dishes. It's sometimes stated that this dish originates from the Malaysian island of Penang. I don't buy that at all but it's a fight I will leave to others!I'm cooking this with beef. (You may also like to check out Beef Short Rib Curry), I think that this is a dish that benefits from slower cooking, so although it can be cooked quickly using rump steak I prefer to use braising steak or similar. This will produce a dish where...