Name: Easy Green Curry with Mussels and Bok Choy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 medium sized onion; 1 small chili (or more if you like it spicy); 4-5 bok choy; 1/2 red Chinese cabbage (or napa cabbage); 2 teaspoons grated ginger; 2 cloves garlic (grated); 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek; 1 teaspoon ground black cardamom (from 5-6 cardamom pods); 1 ml can coconut milk (400or 13.5 oz); 1/2 cup vegetable broth or water; 3 tablespoons ground almonds; 200 grams or 7 oz mussels (shells removed); a handful dried anchovies; salt; 1/2 lime (cut into 2 wedges, to serve); 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt (to garnish); rice or paratha (to serve)

Easy and Flavorful Green Curry with Mussels and Bok Choy: Perfect weeknight dinner ready in just 30 minutes! It has a fresh "ocean hint" and tons of flavor.

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Today I share a recipe of a very easy and yet so delicious green curry with mussels and bok choy. It's an example of how creative you can be while cleaning up your fridge 🙂 I had some bok choy and red Chinese cabbage left after I made ramen with rice noodles, spicy tofu and veggies. Bok choy is normally used in soups or just roasted in the oven. I think I found a better use for it because this green curry came out just perfect with so much of flavor! We ate it with brown rice to reduce the carbohydrates but you can also make paratha flat bread, lentils or just normal white rice to soak it up. This green curry has a very unusual refreshing "ocean hint" flavor and a creamy smooth texture with a bit of chewiness from mussels and dried anchovies and a little crunch from the vegetables. I used my favorite Indian spices: fenugreek, coriander, cumin, turmeric, black peppercorns and black cardamom that gives a very nice smoky flavor. A splash of lime juice gives this curry an extra rich and vivid taste. It puts me in a spring mood 🙂

Another good thing about this curry is that it takes less than 30 minutes to make from scratch, making it a perfect healthy weeknight dinner! You just have to grind your spices, chop onion, chili, bok choy and red Chinese cabbage, grate ginger and garlic and you are good to go! Start with making your rice at this point, so that it's ready by the time you are done with the curry. In a wok, heat a lug of vegetable oil and stir-fry onion, garlic, chili and ginger. Add ground spices and enjoy the wonderful aroma. Then add bok choy and red cabbage. Stir-fry for a couple of minutes and add a can of coconut milk, vegetable broth or water and a bit of ground almonds. Then add anchovies and mussels. Simmer for 8-10 minutes. Season with salt to taste. Serve with lime wedges, a spoon of Greek yoghurt and rice or parathas. Believe me, it's so delicious you will make this curry over and over again. In fact, if you practice making it for a couple of times, you are able to make any curry from the ingredients you have on hand. Just learn the main principle: sauté your aromatics in vegetable oil, add spices, add veggies, proteins and coconut milk, a bit of water or broth (and/or diced tomatoes), thicken it with ground nuts and add a splash of acid in the end. With this in mind, you can vary ingredients and make a new curry every time. In fact, I've written a FREE e-book for homecooks called "How To Cook Without a Recipe". My hope is to help you improvise in the kitchen and create mouth-watering dishes on your own without being dependent on recipes. Please tell me what you think about it! And here is the recipe of my easy green curry with mussels and bok choy.