Green Curry with Chicken [Kang Kaew Wan Kai] ~ My Recipes Book

Green Curry with Chicken [Kang Kaew Wan Kai]

Kang Kaew Wan is a popular dish of chicken in a spicy green curry. It combines many herbs such as basil leaves, chillies, kaffir lime leaves. Serve hot as part of a main meal.

Ingredients

1/4 cup green curry paste

350 grams chicken breast or thigh, cut in bite-size pieces

1 1/4 cups coconut milk

1/4 cup thai basil leaves

2 eggplants, cut into small pieces.

1/2 cup chicken stock

2 teaspoons palm sugar

3 tablespoons fish sauce

2 red chilies, sliced diagonally

4 kaffir lime leaves

Directions

1. Bring 1 1/4 cups of coconut milk (use the thick cream off the top) to a boil in a pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring often for 3 to 5 minutes. Add green curry paste; continue to cook and stir until the mixture becomes dry and fragrant. Transfer mixture to a larger pot.

2. Add the chicken and stir for 1-2 minutes, add fish sauce, sugar, keep stirring for another minute then add cut eggplant, the remaining coconut milk and chicken stock. Cook over medium heat until the chicken is cooked and eggplant is tender.

3. Add kaffir lime leaves and Thai basil. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and adjust the seasoning and transfer to a serving bowl.

**Recipe from thaifooddb.com