Spice things up in the kitchen tonight with this delicious vegetarian Thai yellow curry from The Australian Women's Weekly's Almost Vegetarian cookbook, available where all good books are sold.
1.Heat oil in a wok or large saucepan over high heat; cook onion, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Add paste, garlic, lemon grass, and kaffir lime leaves; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
2.Add coconut milk, the water and kumara; bring to the boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until kumara is just tender. Stir in beans and mushrooms; cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in sugar, sauce and juice; remove and discard lemon grass.
3.Serve curry sprinkled with chilli, shallots and basil.
If you are avoiding all animal derived products, use tamari instead of the fish sauce.