Thai Green Chicken Curry
This vibrant and fragrant Thai green curry recipe is a delightful blend of tender chicken, crunchy vegetables, and aromatic herbs simmered in a rich coconut milk sauce. The bold flavors of the curry paste and fresh basil combine with tangy lime leaves to create a dish that is both comforting and exotic. Serve this curry over a bed of fluffy boiled rice for a satisfying and flavorful meal that will transport your taste buds to the bustling streets of Thailand.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 225g new potatoes , cut into chunks
- 100g green beans , trimmed and halved
- 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
- 1 garlic clove , chopped
- 1 rounded tbsp or 4 tsp Thai green curry paste (you can't fit the tablespoon into some of the jars)
- 400ml can coconut milk
- 2 tsp Thai fish sauce
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 450g boneless skinless chicken (breasts or thighs), cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 fresh kaffir lime leaves finely shredded, or 3 wide strips lime zest, plus extra to garnish
- good handful of basil leaves
- boiled rice , to serve
Instructions
- Put 225g new potatoes, cut into chunks, in a pan of boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add 100g trimmed and halved green beans and cook for a further 3 minutes, by which time both should be just tender but not too soft. Drain and put to one side.
- In a wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil until very hot, then drop in 1 chopped garlic clove and cook until golden, this should take only a few seconds. Don’t let it go very dark or it will spoil the taste.
- Spoon in 1 rounded tbsp Thai green curry paste and stir it around for a few seconds to begin to cook the spices and release all the flavours.
- Next, pour in a 400ml can of coconut milk and let it come to a bubble.
- Stir in 2 tsp Thai fish sauce and 1 tsp caster sugar, then 450g bite-size chicken pieces. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook, covered, for about 8 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
- Tip in the potatoes and beans and let them warm through in the hot coconut milk, then add 2 finely shredded lime leaves (or 3 wide strips lime zest).
- Add a good handful basil leaves, but only leave them briefly on the heat or they will quickly lose their brightness.
- Scatter with lime to garnish and serve immediately with boiled rice.
Yield
Serves 6
Nutrition
- Calories: 257 calories
- Fat Content: 15 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 10 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 9 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 3 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 19 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.6 milligram of sodium
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