Thai Green Curry with Chicken
A fragrant, spicy curry made with coconut milk, green chili paste, and Thai basil.

Total
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
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Recipe serves 4
Ingredients
- 500 g Chicken breast
- 3 tbsp Green curry paste
- 400 ml Coconut milk
- 225 g Bamboo shoots
- 100 g Green beans
- 1 tbsp Fish sauce
- 1 tsp Palm sugar
- 1 handful Thai basil leaves(optional)
- 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 3 leaves Kaffir lime leaves(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a large wok or deep pan over medium heat.
- 2
Add the green curry paste and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- 3
Pour in half of the coconut milk and stir until the oil begins to separate from the cream.
- 4
Add the sliced chicken breast and cook until the outside is no longer pink.
- 5
Add the remaining coconut milk, bamboo shoots, and green beans.
- 6
Season with fish sauce and palm sugar. Add kaffir lime leaves if using.
- 7
Simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly.
- 8
Stir in the Thai basil leaves just before serving.
- 9
Serve hot with steamed jasmine rice.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
420
21% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 32 g |
| Carbohydrate | 12 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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