Grab a pack of ramen and dig into these delicious massaman noodles with Asian flair. It’s the perfect home-made dinner when you’re craving some takeout.

SERVES 4 // COOKING TIME 35 min

INGREDIENTS
400 g rice noodles
4 chicken breasts
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, cut into thin wedges
2 tbsp massaman curry paste
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup water
5 cm ginger, thinly sliced
¼ cup peanuts, toasted
Handful coriander, to garnish

METHOD
1. Place the rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to soften for 10 minutes.
2. Fry the chicken in the oil until brown. Add the onion and fry for a few more minutes. Add the curry paste and fry for another minute.
3. Gradually drizzle in the coconut milk and water, mixing continuously with a wooden spoon, until smooth.
4. Add the ginger and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Arrange the noodles in bowls and spoon over the massaman broth. Top with the peanuts and coriander.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Samantha Pinto//HMimages.co.za

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Do you love Thai food? Then you have to try our Massaman butternut burgers. Perfect for vegetarians, it lives up to its name and is packed with peanuts and spices key to Middle Eastern cuisine.

MAKES 4 // COOKING TIME 40 min

INGREDIENTS
2 cups peeled, diced butternut (±1 medium butternut)
1 tbsp olive oil, plus to fry
2 onions, peeled and chopped
Zest and juice of 1 lime
1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
2 tsp ginger, peeled and grated
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp cinnamon
Pinch cayenne pepper
Pinch nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
Pinch ground cardamom
400g tin butter beans, drained and blended
375 ml panko crumbs
90 g unsalted peanuts, roasted
1 egg
4 burger buns
Basil, to garnish
Chilli, to garnish

METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
2. Place butternut on a baking tray. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and toss. Bake for 20 minutes, shaking halfway through.
3. Blend the next 14 ingredients (from onion to cardamom) into a paste.
4. Add the butter beans, panko crumbs, peanuts, egg and roast butternut. Blend the mixture until it is combined.
5. Divide the mixture into 4 balls and shape into patties.
6. Heat the oil in a pan. Fry the patties one at a time, flipping so that both sides are golden brown.
7. Serve the patties on burger buns, garnished with fresh basil and chilli.

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