Today's recipe:CHICKEN IN THAI GREEN CURRY

Chicken cooked in spicy green Thai curry

Preparation Time : 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time : 25 minutes

Servings : 4

Ingredients

Boneless chicken, 1 inch pieces 600 grams
Oil 2 tablespoons
Chicken stock 3 cups
Salt to taste
Kaffir lime leaves 3-4
Coconut milk , thick 3/4 cup
Basil leaves, torn 6-8
Red chillies sliced diagonally 2
FOR PASTE
Green chillies 4-5
Small onions 3
Garlic 6-8 cloves
Galangal 1 inch piece
Lemon grass 2 stalks
Coriander roots, chopped 3 tablespoons
Coriander seeds 2 teaspoons
Cumin seeds 2 teaspoons
Lemon rind 1/4 teaspoon
Lemon juice 1 tablespoons
Basil leaves 6-8
Fish sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons

Method

For the green curry paste grind together green chillies, small onions, garlic, galangal, lemon grass, coriander roots, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, lemon rind, lemon juice, basil leaves, fish sauce and little water to a fine paste.Heat oil in a pan. Add the ground paste and sauté for three to four minutes. Add chicken pieces. Mix and sauté for three to four minutes.

Add stock and bring to a boil. Add salt, hand torn lime leaves and cook for nearly ten minutes.

Add coconut milk and bring to a boil. Add hand torn basil leaves, sliced fresh red chillies and take off the heat.

Serve hot with steamed rice.