Thai Green Curry Chicken

Delicious green curry chicken is a classic Thai cuisine. This easy Thai green chicken curry recipe shows you how to make flavorful green curry chicken dish at home.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Thai

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 370kcal

Author Tracy O.

Equipment

1 Pan
1 Chopper or mortar & pestle

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Green curry paste (Add more or less to your taste)
2 pieces Chicken thighs (Boneless and skinless, 12 oz)
½ Red bell pepper (Medium size)
4 Thai eggplants (Small, 4oz)
1 can Bamboo shoots (Small, 8oz)
6 Kaffir lime leaves
1 can Coconut milk (14 fl oz)
½ tablespoon Vegetable oil (Stir fry the paste)
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
2 tablespoons Fish sauce (Add fish sauce to your taste)

Basil paste:

1 cup Thai basil leaves
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil

Instructions

To make the basil paste, put one cup of Thai basil leaves and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a food processor and chop for a few seconds.
Chop the Thai basil leaves until they are small and fine. (The best method is to grind the leaves using a mortar and pestle.)
Then, wash and cut ½ of the red bell pepper into strips.
Next, wash and cut 4 small Thai eggplants (4 oz).
Cut 2 pieces of chicken thighs (12 oz) into strips.
Turn on medium-low heat and pour ½ tablespoon of vegetable oil into the non-stick pan. Add 1 tablespoon of green curry paste and the basil paste from steps 1 and 2. Then, stir-fry them a little bit.
In the following, add the chicken thighs and stir-fry them a little bit.
After, add the Thai eggplants and stir fry a little bit.
Add 1 small can (8oz) of bamboo shoots and stir fry a little bit.
Next, add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of fish sauce. (Add fish sauce to your taste.) Stir fry them.
Pour a can (14 fl oz) of coconut milk into the curry. Mix them well.
Then, add 6 kaffir lime leaves. Stir them and let it simmer for a minute or 2.
Lastly, add the red bell pepper and stir them a little bit.
Thai green chicken curry is the best to serve with jasmine rice.

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Notes

Cooking tips for how to make Thai green curry:

I used store-bought green curry paste because it is easy and convenient, so I don't need to make it from scratch.

You can use other vegetables to make this Thai green chicken curry recipe. Some people like to add baby corn, mushrooms, bell peppers, etc.

Always taste the spiciness before adding more green curry paste.

The best method is to grind the Thai basil leaves in a mortar and pestle. You can use a chopper if you don’t have a mortar and pestle.

I recommend using Aroy-D coconut milk because it’s thicker and creamer.

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