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Thai green chicken curry

Thai green chicken curry

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Thai green chicken curry: Chicken strips simmered in a green curry paste, combined with coconut milk, eggplant, combava (a type of fruit), and chili peppe…

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Recipe from Aventicum, Erik Baas, JopkeB and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This green curry can be prepared in just one hour: the curry paste infuses the oil with its fragrance, and the coconut milk, along with the chicken, eggplant, and combava leaves, cook for a few minutes. Approximately 290 kcal per serving.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$7.84 $1.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.08
  • $1.23
  • $0.04
  • $0.18
  • $1.15
  • $0.58
  • $0.17
  • $1.18
  • $0.03
  • $0.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the chicken breast into strips. ≈ 8 min
  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan or wok and cook the curry paste until it is fragrant.
  3. Turn down the heat, add the chicken, and sauté it briefly, without fully cooking it.
  4. Add the coconut milk and a little bit of broth.
  5. Add the combava leaves, chopped eggplant, and hot peppers. ≈ 3 min
  6. Add the honey and fish sauce. ≈ 4 min
  7. Continue to cook for a few more minutes, and adjust the seasoning with salt as needed.
  8. Chop the basil and add it just before serving. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Thai green chicken curry

  • 400 g of chicken breast$3.08
  • 2 tablespoons of green curry paste$1.23
  • 2 tablespoons of sunflower or rapeseed oil$0.04
  • Powdered broth or 1 bouillon cube$0.18
  • 2 dl of coconut milk$1.15
  • 100 g of eggplant$0.58
  • 2 tablespoons of honey$0.17
  • 3 tablespoons of Thai fish sauce$1.18
  • salt$0.03
  • Thai basil or red basil$0.20

Total$7.84

that's $1.96 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 400 g of chicken breast
  • 2 tablespoons of green curry paste
  • 2 tablespoons of sunflower or rapeseed oil
  • Powdered broth or 1 bouillon cube
  • 2 dl of coconut milk
  • 4 leaves of combava (lemon kaffir lime)
  • 100 g of eggplant
  • 2 small chili peppers
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 3 tablespoons of Thai fish sauce
  • salt
  • Thai basil or red basil

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