Green Palace Recipes

Kijja Silanuluck is owner of the Thai vegan restaurant in King's Street, the Green Palace. We asked him recently why precisely vegan and he told us that so many of his customers refuse eat any by-products of animals. He considers them the kindest people he has ever met, he wants to do it for them.

Kijja's been vegan himself for many years because he says, “it's my nature”. “I do it for the animals”. The Green Palace has only been open for a few months but already is frequented by the animal rights community. The food is authentic Thai and the décor is Buddhist. Lunch is a choice of two dishes for a mere $6.00 and the price of dinner for $8.50 – with a choice of rice or vegan noodles. Here are the details: Green Palace Thai Vegetarian 182 King Street, Newtown 2042 Telephone/Fax: 9550 5234 Mobile: 0423 500 822 Business Hours: Sun-Thurs 11am-10.30pm Fri-Sat 11am – late B.Y.O Corkage Charge $1.00 per person GST inclusive

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Green Curry Tofu

Ingredients:

Red Chilli

Green Chilli

Galanga

Lemongrass

Curry Paste

Kiffer Limefruit Skin

Coriander root

Peppercorn

Coriander seed

Salt

Tofu

Coconut milk

Vegetables include in a selection of eggplant, or bamboo shoots

Soy sauce

Palm sugar

Basil leaves

Lime leaves

Method:

Mix all the curry paste ingredients and blend through until very fine.

Cut the tofu in small cubes

Prepare the vegetables. Cut into small size chunks.

Mix the curry paste with the coconut milk until it thickens

Add the tofu or beancurd and then add more coconut milk, water and season with the soy sauce.

Add the palm sugar, then add the vegetables. Lastly add the lime leaves and basil.

Very popular Papaya Salad

Ingredients:

Green (raw) papaya

Plain sugar

Salt

Lime Juice

Peanuts, cooked

Snake Beans

Cherry Tomatoes

Chilli

Method:

Prepare the raw Papaya in slithers

Grind the peanut and chilli in a mortar and pestle

Add lime juice

Salt

Sugar

Cheery Tomatoes

Mix them all together and taste.