Thai chicken curry
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Thai chicken curry

Learn how to make an authentic-tasting Thai curry with this step-by-step recipe

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  1. Peel shallots or onion and cut in half from top to root. Lay the cut sides flat on a board and thinly slice. Very finely slice the lemongrass, starting at the thinner end, stopping towards the base when it gets tough (often described as 'woody' and white in the centre).
  2. Heat the oil in a wok or large saucepan for a couple of minutes until the oil separates (it looks more liquid at this point). Add the shallots or onion. Fry for 3-5 mins, until soft and translucent. Stir in the curry paste and cook for 1 min, stirring all the time.
  3. Add chicken pieces and stir until they are coated. Add the fish sauce, sugar, kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk. Bring slowly to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 mins until the chicken is cooked. Stir the curry a few times while it cooks, to stop it sticking and to keep the chicken submerged.
  4. While the chicken is cooking, strip the leaves from the coriander stalks, gather into a pile and chop very roughly. Taste the curry and add a little more curry paste and salt if you think it needs it. Stir half the coriander into the curry and sprinkle the rest over the top. Serve with Thai jasmine or basmati rice.
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Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2006.

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  • 17 April 2009

    dg in training commented on this recipe

    HELP! Am making this now for a dinner party and it looks like the coconut milk has curdled! What have I done wrong? Can I save it? Or should I do what I should have done in the first place and call the local takeaway? Yours hopefully!

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  • 18 April 2009

    acooktocook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I cooked this last night and absolutely loved it!!! I can't wait to cook it again!!! wouldnt change a thing !!!

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  • 08 May 2009

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really good! Added zest of one lime instead of kaffir lime leaves and because I'd added 2 tbspn fish sauce by mistake, I squeezed juice of half the lime and added a small carton of single cream to it and it was scrumptious! Added mangetout and baby corn 5 minutes before the end which were lovely. Will definitely make again.

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  • 27 May 2009

    DrMukti rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious and really, really easy to make. I halved the recipe for 2 (but added 3 tsp of curry paste anyway and a red chilli for extra kick!). I also used reduced fat coconut milk to cut down some calories and the curry was still wonderfully rich - I'd go so far to say that the reduced fat coconut milk might be an improvement if you don't like things to be too rich. Will definitely be making again.

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  • 27 May 2009

    DrMukti commented on this recipe

    Oh and I also used fresh lime juice as I prefer frozen kaffir lime leaves to dried and I couldn't get any last night.

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  • 12 June 2009

    Franciska commented on this recipe

    No its delicious,very tasty ..Iwould not change

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  • 14 June 2009

    MissWah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved it! Was worried i wouldn't find lime leaves but did. I also used minced lemongrass rather then stalk, which worked just aswell. Added more veg as others suggested. Just as good as our local thai takeaway! YUM!!

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  • 06 August 2009

    manbatan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This dish was divine. It was easy to prepare. Had to go heavy on the curry paste, by using the entire bottle. The aroma was fantastic, my wife came back from work and could smell the aroma from the street. I now have a new recipe we can serve guests when next time they come around. In the cooking instructions there is no mention of when the lemon grass comes into play. However, I poured it in with the thinly sliced shallots for a fabulous fragrance. Love it! Love it! Love it!

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  • 28 August 2009

    nic rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious every time. I got my kaffir lime leaves from Marks and Spencer (in case anyone is having trouble finding them!)

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  • 09 September 2009

    lynkot commented on this recipe

    Very good, super easy i used freeze dried lemon grass (as i can't find any fresh ones at the somerfield near me), and dried kaffir lime leaves. and it was perfect. also added sliced and quartered eggplant for a yummy taste. and cooked yasmin fragranced rice.

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  • 11 September 2009

    Claire rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked this recipie for friends. Very easy to make and tasted delicious. Added green beans 5 mins before the end to give a bit of crunch and colour. Will definately make this again!

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    14 September 2009

    Zem rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Yeah nice, gave it a little of a squeeze of lime juice just to give it's a bit more balance.

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  • 01 October 2009

    vanessa commented on this recipe

    this is fantastic and so easy. does anyone know if you can freeze it?

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  • 18 October 2009

    twinklegem rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We made this recipe last night as our first attempt of a curry (not out of a jar). I would have to say that we were more than impressed. It was very suttle so even my young children would eat it!! However, if you wanted a bit of a kick then add some extra chillis?? Will definately make this again, very yummy!!!

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  • 30 October 2009

    Kirsty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really easy to make compared to other thai curries i have tried. went down well for the whole family, will def make again!

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  • 05 November 2009

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 04 December 2009

    Weeze rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just made this tonight, was very simple to make and delicious, ended up adding quite a bit more thai curry paste than stated in the recipe, will definitely make again!

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  • 12 December 2009

    dobelove rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Spotted this in a recent free Chicken recipe booklet that came with Good Feed mag. Tried it... Hubby loaths coconut and also always try to do low fat version of meals (GF when are we going to see low fat advice for every recipe?) so hunted out the recent lighter Korma that was done in the mag I think in Oct, it suggested skimmed milk and plain yoghurt made the korma lighter. I forgot to add the yoghurt and just poured in about 300ml semi skimmed (or soya) milk instead This meal was totally amazing!! We loved it, the thai paste, fish oil corriander and lime make it totally gorgeous. MAKE IT TODAY, you will not regret it. Thank you to all who post on here, I love reading the different opinions and suggestions.

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  • 17 December 2009

    Vicky H commented on this recipe

    A perfect recipe for a cold night, delicious!

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  • 02 January 2010

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Authentic and easy

Ingredients

  • 2 shallots , or 1 small onion
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3-4 tsp red Thai curry paste
  • 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts , cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar , brown is best
  • 4 freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves
  • 400ml can coconut milk
  • 20g pack fresh coriander
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