Ginger chicken

Ginger chicken

This zingy curry is must-make recipe and only takes 50 minutes, fresher than your local take away and much healthier too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Plus marinating
Freezable

Method

  1. Slice each chicken thigh into 2 or 3 large chunks, then put in a bowl with the ginger, garlic, chilli powder, half the coriander, lime juice and 1 tbsp of the oil. Stir well, then cover and leave in the fridge to marinate until ready to cook. For the best flavour, do this in the morning or, better still, the night before.
  2. Peel and quarter the onions, then very finely chop them in a food processor; for a curry you want the onion really fine. Heat the remaining oil in a wok or large frying pan, then add the onion and stir-fry for about 8 mins until soft. Stir in the turmeric and cook for 1 min more, stirring well.
  3. Tip in the chicken mixture with the marinade and cook over a high heat until the chicken changes colour. Pour in the coconut milk, add the chilli and stock, then cover and simmer for 20 mins until the chicken is tender. Stir in the remaining coriander, then serve with pilau rice, a bowl of mango chutney - we like Geeta's - and some poppadoms or naan bread.
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Chicken thighs

Chicken thighs have so much more flavour than chicken breast and stay much more succulent, too.

Add more veg

Rather than serving a plain pilau with the chicken, boost your vegetable intake by adding some veg to the rice. It is also simpler than making an extra side dish.

Per serving

310 kcalories, protein 37.0g, carbohydrate 6.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 1.29 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2007.

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  • 31 October 2007

    Patto rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I personally thought this was a bit limp. You may as well make a green thai chicken curry using a Mae Ploy paste. It will be much quicker to make and far tastier.

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  • 03 November 2007

    asquithea rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The coconut milk gave this a lovely creamy taste.

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  • 03 November 2007

    EASYTEAS rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    EASY TO MAKE EVERYONE LIKES IT NOT A FAN OF THAI FOOD BUT THIS IS SO TASTY I COULD BECOME A FAN .

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  • 11 November 2007

    Williams commented on this recipe

    This is a super dish - I have passed it on to many friends who all think it is FAB. Try to marinate the chcken for as long as possible - I add the chilli at this stage, not at the end, as the recipe states.

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  • 11 November 2007

    Constance rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I agree with Pato. It tasted OK (rather than great), but I was disappointed. I wish I had made a Thai green curry instead!

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  • 12 November 2007

    Shirley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I thought this recipe was georgous. I could recommend it for an intimate dinner for two or a dinner party.

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  • 20 November 2007

    mollster commented on this recipe

    Tried this and loved the flavours. Was really easy to make too. Would also suggest halving the amount of chicken and making up the difference with a range of veg (always looking to get my 5 a day!!)

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  • 05 January 2008

    Scatchard commented on this recipe

    The recipe mentions one chicken stock cube but not how much stock is needed . In the end I made it without any stock at all and it was fine

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  • 07 January 2008

    geraldine commented on this recipe

    We loved this dish, great flavour and very easy to prepare. Best made the day before and we used very hot chilli powder to give it more of a kick.

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  • 07 January 2008

    geraldine commented on this recipe

    Loved this dish .great flavour and easy to prepare. For an extra kick I used 1 tablespoon of hot chilli powder instead of mild.

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  • 15 January 2008

    Sonulya rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 01 February 2008

    Catherine commented on this recipe

    I made this but stupidly added extra hot chilli powder and too much of it! We ate it and I can imagine minus the extra hot chilli powder it would have been a lovely dish!! I will try this again.

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  • 05 February 2008

    zoe boniface commented on this recipe

    I really liked this. It was made with simple fresh indredients and was really tasty. Better second time round as is any curry! I am a great fan also of spinach, so the spinach and pea pilau went well with it. Great for a crowd!

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  • 11 February 2008

    Anne Chinn commented on this recipe

    We really enjoyed this , very tasty and easy to make, I just crumbled the stock cube in as it didn't say how much stock to make, it worked ok like this, will be making it again. Anne.

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  • 28 February 2008

    dave commented on this recipe

    This has got to be the nicest currie, ever, and its love in calories. Just give it a go, its fantastic and I promise you will love it.....

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  • 05 March 2008

    SarahW rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 12 April 2008

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    We enjoyed this but i must confess to adding a couple of tbsps of korma curry paste as it was really lacking in taste. It tasted many of coconut milk before my sneaky addition.

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  • 13 April 2008

    Gracielou041 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    really good recipe but didn't add as much coconut milk as suggested as it made the curry too runny. i didn't think it had enough of a kick so added more chillies and used hot chilli powder the next time.

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  • 13 May 2008

    Katy Ward commented on this recipe

    My husband and I love this dish and agree that there are so many flavours with just enough bite to it without being too hot, I now make this on a regular basis.

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  • 22 May 2008

    debdog123123 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for dinner for my husband and three young children and they loved it. I added some extra vegetables with the onion (courgette and green pepper) and it was delicious. I will be making this again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Plus marinating
Freezable

Make double and freeze

Ingredients

  • 1kg pack boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 thumb-size piece of fresh ginger , peeled and very finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp mild chilli powder
  • 15g pack fresh coriander , chopped
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 medium onions
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk
  • 1 fresh red chilli , deseeded and sliced
  • 1 chicken stock cube
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Per serving

310 kcalories, protein 37.0g, carbohydrate 6.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 1.29 g

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