Thai Red curry chicken with readymade paste
A delicious chicken curry made with red curry paste, coconut milk, bell peppers, basil leaves, bamboo shoot and kaffir lime leaves, based on the Thai cuisine and perfect for dinners, best served with rice
Servings: 8
Calories: 256kcal
Ingredients
For Red curry paste from scratch
- ½ tsp coriander seed
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- ½ tsp peppercorns black
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 4-5 Thai chilies red
- 1 stalk lemongrass chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger fresh ginger or galangal
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp turmeric fresh
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 lime
- 6 green onions sliced
- ½ cup shallot diced
- 2-3 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup or coconut sugar
For Main Curry
- 8 oz boneless chicken chopped
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 5-6 snow peas sliced
- 1 inch ginger cut into long thin stripes
- 2 tsp kaffir lime leaves finely chopped
- 4-5 shallots chopped
- 3-4 Thai red chilies slit lengthwise
- 3-4 garlic sliced into small pieces
- ½ cup spring onions chopped
- 1 bunch coriander chopped
- ½ cup basil leaves chopped
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 tsp bamboo shoots sliced
- 1 tsp salt to taste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce optional
- 3-4 tbsp red curry paste (add more if you can tolerate the spice)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add the chopped shallots, ginger, garlic, spring onions and sautée.
- Next add bell pepper, snow-peas, and carrots.
- Stir fry for about 6 -7 minutes.
- Add the red curry paste ( add more if you can tolerate the spice).
- Fry till you get a nice red color and then add soy sauce and fish sauce (if using).
- Next, add chicken and fry well.
- Add bamboo shoots, kaffir lime leaves, and chopped basil.
- Add salt and sugar.
- Cook covered until chicken is well done.
- Finally, add coconut milk and simmer.
- For a thicker consistency, keep boiling for a whileGarnish with chopped coriander and basil leaves.
- Serve this delicious aromatic curry with white rice!
Nutrition
Serving: 100g | Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 439mg | Potassium: 496mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4636IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 4mg
