Chicken Thai Red Curry

Rich and creamy Thai red Curry have chicken and vegetables. It is packed with fresh flavours and you need just 30 minutes to make it. It tastes amazing when served with Jasmin rice.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, thai

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 442kcal

Author Subhasmita

Ingredients

500 grams Boneless Chicken Thighs cut into thin strips
2 tablespoon Oil
4 tablespoon Red Curry Paste (ref not 1)
½ Onion sliced
½ tablespoon Garlic minced
1 teaspoon Ginger minced
½ tablespoon Coriander Stem minced
1 stalk Lemon grass (ref notes - 2)
2 teaspoon Fish Sauce
½ tablespoon Light Brown Sugar
1 Red Bell Pepper cut into wedges
1 cup Zucchini cut
1.5 cup Coconut Milk full fat
½ cup Stock / Water
2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
8-10 leaves Thai Basil roughly torn

Instructions

Heat oil in a skillet. Add sliced onion, minced ginger, and garlic. Saute for a minute until it is aromatic.
Add red curry paste and minced coriander root. Saute for 2-3 minutes until oil starts oozing out on the side, and the mixture is aromatic.
Add coconut milk, stock, lemon zest, brown sugar, fish sauce, and lemongrass stalk. Mix well and let everything come to a boil. Simmer and let it cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add chicken and let it simmer for 7-8 minutes.
Add the veggies when the chicken is almost cooked/ and the sauce has reduced almost by half (or to the consistency you are looking for).
Cook for another 2 minutes, until the veggies are just cooked but still have a crunch to them.
Remove the lemongrass stalk, Add torn Thai basil.
Serve over rice with more garnishing of basil and fresh coriander leaves.

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Notes

Store-bought curry paste is very intense, so 4-5 tablespoons of curry paste work the best. Suppose using fresh curry paste use from 1/2 - 3/4 cup of curry paste.
Red curry paste might be on the spicier side for some brands. So if you have low spice tolerance, start with 2 tablespoons of curry paste, taste, and add more if required.
It's easy to crush a stalk of lemongrass(only the white part) to add flavor to the curry. Instead, you can use roughly 1 teaspoon of readymade lemongrass paste or fresh lemongrass paste.
Add up to 2 cups of veggies. You can use chopped squash, green beans, or snow peas as well to the curry.
Try to use full-fat coconut milk for a rich and creamy sauce.
You can adjust the seasoning to your liking by adding more fish sauce or sugar to the sauce.
Authentic Red curry paste contains shrimp paste, which gives umami. If you are allergic to shrimp, make sure you read the label before buying.

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