Photo: Swathi Handique
Chicken Thai red curry
24 ingredients
1 hr
Serves 4-6
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Making your own Thai red curry paste takes time, but you'll be astonished at the difference. Leftover paste will keep in the fridge for about three weeks.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
951
Calories
62g
Protein
59g
Fat
51g
Carbs
Counts 16 of 21 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Vegetable | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Kaffir Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cayenne | 1 tsp (1.8g) | 6 |
| White Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Galangal | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Bamboo Shoots | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 30-55g/1-2oz dried tamarind
- hot water, to cover
- 10-12 dried, hot red chillies (of the long, cayenne variety)
- 140g/5oz shallots
- 5 garlic
- 3 thin slices peeled fresh galangal
- 1 tbsp fresh lemongrass
- 6-8 fresh coriander
- 1 thin slice of fresh kaffir lime rind, about 4cm x 0.5cm/1½in x ¼in, or dried rind, soaked in water for 30 minutes (substitute ordinary lime rind, without the white pith, if unavailable)
- ½ tsp freshly ground white pepper
- ¼ tsp shrimp paste, or 2 anchovies from a can, chopped
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- 2 tbsp bright red paprika
- 450g/1lb boned and skinned chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil
- 400ml/14fl oz can of coconut milk
- 5 tbsp red curry paste
- 140g/5oz sliced bamboo shoots
- 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp thick tamarind paste or lemon juice
- 1 tsp palm sugar or brown sugar
- 15-20 fresh Thai (holy) basilbasil
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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