Thai Chicken and Vegetable Curry Recipe

Thai Chicken and Vegetable Curry

Curry, chicken and vegetables are cooked in a Thai spiced coconut sauce.

This recipe for Thai Chicken and Vegetable Curry serves 4 people.

Time required: 1 hour
(20 minutes to prepare, then cook for 40 minutes)

Ingredients you'll need:

• 115 g french beans, halved
• 175 g baby sweetcorn, halved
• 1 green pepper - capsicum, seeded and diced
• 20 ml thai green curry paste
• 5 ml ground cumin
• 5 ml ground coriander
• 15 ml sunflower oil
• 450 g chicken breast, cut into 1cm cubes
• 150 ml chicken stock
• 2 cloves of crushed garlic
• 6 shallots - green onions - scallions, finely chopped
• 150 ml coconut milk
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 1 sprig of herb sprigs, to garnish
• 1 handful of toasted cashew nuts, to garnish
• 1 boiled rice, to serve

How to make Thai Chicken and Vegetable Curry:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the shallots, garlic and chicken and cook for 5 minutes until the chicken is coloured all over, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the coriander, cumin and curry paste and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add the green pepper, baby sweetcorn, beans, stock and coconut milk and stir to mix.
4. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time, then cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes until the chicken is tender, stirring occasionally.
5. Blend the cornflour with about 45ml water in a small bowl. Stir into the curry, then simmer gently for about 2 minutes, stirring all the time, until the sauce thickens slightly. Serve hot, garnished with fresh herb sprigs and toasted cashew nuts and accompanied by boiled rice.

Recipe Notes:

You can add more Thai green curry paste if you like it extra hot.

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