This recipe was inspired by some of the ingredients commonly found in Korean cuisine, such as ginger, lemongrass and chilli paste with soy bean oil.

Test Kitchen tips
Chilli paste with soy bean oil is available from Asian supermarkets, use Thai chilli jam instead, if you prefer.

Store fresh Thai basil in the fridge rolled up in lightly damp paper towel in a zip lock bag for up to 4 days or process leaves and stems with olive oil and freeze in an ice-cube tray – perfect for stirring into curries and soups from frozen.

Recipe variation
For a twist, add 2 tablespoons bottled yuzu juice to the tempura batter.