Photo: Swathi Handique
The ultimate makeover: Thai green chicken curry
24 ingredients
35 min + 20 min
Serves 4
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This normally super-rich curry can be turned into one that’s healthier but still creamy
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
835
Calories
43g
Protein
32g
Fat
97g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| 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 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Sunflower Oil | 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
- 20g bunch coriander , stalks and leaves separated
- 2 shallots , finely chopped
- 1 lemongrass , finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 1cm piece fresh root ginger , finely chopped
- 3 small hot green chillies , finely chopped (include the seeds)
- 1 larger, mild-to-medium green chilli , finely chopped (include the seeds)
- small handful basil leaves
- ½ tsp each ground cumin and coriander
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp crumbled freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 400ml/14fl oz can reduced-fat coconut milk
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (450g/1lb total weight), cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- ½ tsp granulated palm or light muscovado sugar
- 4 freeze-dried lime leaves
- 100g mange tout , thinly sliced lengthways
- 100g green beans , halved lengthways
- 2 spring onions , finely shredded
- 250g Thai fragrant rice , cooked
- lime wedges
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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