Mussels and Pineapple Curry

If you like to try Thai curry, you have to try this dish. It is a Thai curry with mussels and pineapple. This dish has a nice and strong curry taste from several spices and herbs in curry paste. Curry paste will be stirred with coconut cream to make more favor and taste.

Ingredients

• 1 kg. Mussel
• 2-3 cup sweet basil
• 500 g. pineapple
• 1 ½ cup coconut cream
• 2 cup coconut milk
• 2 tsp. palm sugar
• 2 tsp. fish sauce
• 3 tbsp. tamarind juice
• ½ tsp. salt
• 4 kaffir lime leaves
• 15 dried chili, soak 
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. galangal
• 1 tbsp. lemongrass
• 20 garlic cloves
• 10 shallot
• 1 tsp. shrimp paste

Instructions

1. Steam mussel with sweet basil 8-10 minutes. Cool down and remove shell.
2. Cut pineapple into well pieces.
3. Pound chili and salt add galangal, lemongrass, garlic, shallot and shrimp paste.
4. Boil coconut cream and add curry paste stirring around 2-3 minutes.
5. Add mussel and coconut milk. Simmer 3 minutes.
6. Add pineapple. Simmer around 6-8 minutes.
7. Season with salt, fish sauce, palm sugar and tamarind juice .
8. Finally add kaffir lime leaves. Ready to serve.