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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  • 21 April 2010

    LouJack rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is a really quick and easy recipe that gives lots of flavour, I add more paste for more of a kick and also use green paste if I can't get hold of red. I use lime juice instead of leaves and it tastes just fine.

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  • 28 April 2010

    HollyWoozle rated and commented on this recipe

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    Simple and yummy - great with fragrant thai rice.

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  • 30 April 2010

    Helen rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very easy and Very tasty! We added extra chilli and used lime juice/zest instead of lime leaves and it was still delicious.

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  • 06 May 2010

    Mrs B rated and commented on this recipe

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    Fantastic meal, was very impressed and easy to make. Found Kaffir leaves in Tesco with the dried herbs and spices. Definately add green beans as earlier suggested as it adds colour. I also added sliced red chillis for colour. Would highly recommend this dish.

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  • 08 May 2010

    liz duff commented on this recipe

    I made this dish tonight and it looks very lovely!! I just wondered if anyone else has had trouble with the colour of the dish? I am not sure if my thai paste was right? It is thai curry paste but I just have got a white sauce and it is very far from red!! :)! It tastes nice but I just wondered if anyone else has had this problem or whether the waitrose paste I bought has no artificial colours in it? Thanks

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  • 10 May 2010

    rumz rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very easy to make...and turns out exactly the way they serve at resturants! Everyone simply relished it. I too did not have Kaffir lime leaves and used lime juice as suggested by others. In fact added green beens too. I went a little heavy on the curry paste (which i shudnt have) which made the dish quite spicy, but that didnt alter the authenticity of the dish. Will make again for sure!

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  • 14 May 2010

    VicWiggers rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice.

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  • 16 May 2010

    MacIndo rated and commented on this recipe

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    I just love Thai curries (or any other for that matter) & have been making this one time & time again. Lovely recipe, easy to make & brings us back to trips in Thailand.

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  • 11 June 2010

    Kate rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really simple recipe and very tasty. Didn't have any green curry paste so added red, also used monkfish instead of chicken but still came out really well. Added green beans and sugar snap peas - lovely. Will def be making again.

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  • 26 June 2010

    Luskenai commented on this recipe

    Used Lime juice for my first try instead of Kaffir Lime leaves and it's great. Now I used BOTH and it's still great! I've still not been able to find lemon grass but using a lemongrass based stirfry paste works very well.

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  • 29 June 2010

    scooby-snax rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely foolproof curry.

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  • 20 July 2010

    Lawrence rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely fragrant and spicy! Will definitely make again.

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  • 22 July 2010

    VIZaVI rated and commented on this recipe

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    delicious

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  • 28 July 2010

    Geoffers commented on this recipe

    Can anyone suggest a substitute for the coconut milk? I like it but it doesn't like me.

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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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