When all is said and done, you'll end up with some variation of the basic red, yellow, and green pastes, and maybe their close cousins, panang and massaman. Intricacies abound when pairing curry paste ...

Red curry paste is also the basis for Panang curry, a sweet, intensely spicy coconut curry from Malaysia. Red curry paste can also be mixed with mayonnaise and spread on Thai-inspired chicken ...

Turn the slow cooker to the High setting to heat up. Add the chicken pieces and stir in the Thai green curry paste. Add the coconut milk, sugar and fish sauce with 100ml/3½fl oz water.