Thai Style Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
• 2 cups boiled spaghetti 
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 5-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 Birds eye chilli, finely chopped
• ½ inch celery, finely chopped
• 1 inch lemon grass, chopped
• ½ inch galangal,chopped
• 2-3 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium green capsicum, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, crushed
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves 
• Zest of ½ kaffir lime

Method

1. Heat peanut oil in a non-stick pan. Add onion, garlic, bird’s eye chilli, celery, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and sauté for one minute.
2. Add Thai red curry paste, mix well and sauté till oil separates. Remove from heat and cool.
3. Take spaghetti in a bowl. Add carrot, green capsicum, bell pepper, salt and crushed peppercorns and mix well.
4. Add sautéed curry mixture and toss well. Add peanuts, coriander leaves and kaffir lime zest and mix well.
5. Serve.