U can cook the meat or veg. before adding the coconut cream or u can cook it seperately.if u cook seperately u lose some nutritions. but while cooking in curry, care should be taken that curry has more chances to curdle.
our restaurant is a traditional thai restaurant. I am giving the recipe which is used iin our restaurant.
125 gms - dried red chilly(soaked in hot water)
30 gms - galangal(thai ginger)
30 gms - lemongrass
30 gms - kaffir lime peel
7 gms- cumin(broiled)
7 gms- coriander seeds(broiled)
15gms-...
U can do some thing different. in minced chichen add some oyster sauce,limon juice, red chilly blend, egg white.mix it well.roll it in a soft leaf of cabbage and tie with twine and deep fry it.