1 bunch of Vietnamese or Thai basil, chopped
2 carrots, diced
Β½ small red chilli, seeds removed
2 courgettes, diced
4 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste
200g/7oz green beans, cut into small pieces
1 stalk of lemongrass, roughly chopped
2 onions, diced
2 sprigs thyme
1 x 400g/14oz tin white beans (e.g. haricots blancs, cannellini), drained and rinsed
100g/3Β½oz dried pasta (a small variety like orzo)
freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp salt
pinch sugar
5 tbsp sunflower oil
4 tbsp tomato purΓ©e
200g/7oz fresh or frozen peas