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Genius find last week. I was rushing through the local Supervalu on the hunt for a quick salad to accompany the Aruna Chicken Rogan Josh I had prepared for The FA and the Blonde. Out of the corner of my beadie foodie eye I spotted Thai Red Curry kit. When I say kit, I mean a little pack containing a lime, lemongrass, Galangal ( looks like dried pooh !), Thai Shallots ( looked the smae as Irish shallots!)6 red chillies, a globe of garlic and a stump of ginger. Following the instructions in the pack, I deseeded the chillies and put them in the food processor with the lemongrasss, shallots, garlic, ginger and Galangal. I finely chopped them in the processor before adding the rind of the lime, juice of half the lime, 10 black peppercorns and half a teaspoon each of cumin and coriander seeds. I then slowly added 6 tablespoons of sunflower oli until it turned into a smooth fragrant Thai Red Curry paste. It is now stored in a Kilner jar in the fridge and I feel like a Thai Nigella Lawson. You...