RED CURRY OF CHICKEN AND EGGPLANTS

We grow galangal in the garden. Actually that sounds like we're in control of its growth. That's not true. It runs amok. However, every now and then I dig up a piece of its root to make another batch of Thai curry paste. We used to have lemongrass, but that has died off. The Thai chilli bush is a prolific producer - hundreds of fruit every year. Anyway, it all goes toward making bowls of this intensely perfumed, satisfying curry.

RED CURRY OF CHICKEN AND EGGPLANTS