Thai Green Chicken Curry
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:56am

Ingredients




750 gms chicken thigh or breast fillets
200 gms green beans
1 cup (250 mls) coconut cream
3 small fresh green chillies, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 spring onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh lemon grass
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
2 tblspns oil
2 tblspns water
1 teaspoon shrimp paste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric

Preparation

1 Put all ingredients for green curry paste into blender and process until smooth or if you don't have a blender use the old fashioned way with mortar and pestle. 2 Cut chicken into thin strips. Chop the beans into lengthy strips. Cook the green curry paste in pan or wok, stirring for about 3 or so minutes until it is you can smell the spices and herbs. 3 Add the chicken and beans to the pan and cook, stirring for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through. Add the coconut cream, stir in and simmer, uncovered for about 3 to 5 minutes or until dish slightly thickens. 4 This recipe is best made just before serving and my family enjoys it with boiled rice. 5 Submitted by: Lynn