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Chicken Panang curry

Chicken panang curry

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Thai Panang curry: fresh coconut milk reduced until it forms a thick, glossy sauce, Panang curry paste, chicken simmered in fish sauce and palm sugar, wit…

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Recipe from B20180, Geonuch, Azoma and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This spiced grilled chicken is a simple and delicious recipe that will delight your guests. Perfect for a quick and tasty dinner, it can be prepared in just a few minutes and pairs well with rice or grilled vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$6.96 $1.74 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.05
  • $1.23
  • $0.01
  • $0.13
  • $2.54

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely grind the ingredients for the curry paste using a mortar and pestle (or use a pre-made paste). ≈ 3 min
  2. Squeeze the shredded coconut to obtain 1 cup of coconut cream (from the first pressing) and 1 cup of coconut milk (from the second pressing). ≈ 3 min
  3. Finely chop the combava leaves and the hot pepper, and tear the basil leaves. ≈ 8 min
  4. Heat the coconut cream until the oil separates, then add the Panang paste and cook until it browns and becomes fragrant.
  5. Add the chicken. ≈ 3 min
  6. Season with fish sauce and palm sugar: the curry should be both sweet and slightly salty. ≈ 2 min
  7. Let it simmer for 10 to 15 minutes over low heat until the sauce thickens. Add coconut milk as needed, then garnish with combava, chili pepper, and basil.

The bill

Chicken panang curry

  • 400 g of shredded coconut (for 1 cup of cream and 1 cup of coconut milk)$3.05
  • Panang curry paste$1.23
  • 1 tablespoon of palm sugar$0.01
  • long, red chili pepper$0.13
  • 1/4 cup of Thai basil leaves$2.54

Total$6.96

that's $1.74 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of chicken
  • 400 g of shredded coconut (for 1 cup of cream and 1 cup of coconut milk)
  • Panang curry paste
  • 1 tablespoon of finely chopped combava leaves
  • Fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of palm sugar
  • long, red chili pepper
  • 1/4 cup of Thai basil leaves

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