Thai basil coconut chicken
Very easy to cook curry with a lovely distinct flavour.This is one of my Thai basil recipes
Servings 2
Calories 737kcal
Cost per serving £2,60
Equipment
- Chef's Knife (Available from Amazon)
- Mixing bowl
- Large frying plan
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken breasts 2 breasts
- 1/2 cup Thai basil leaves
- 3 cloves Garlic Crushed
- 1 Onion Chopped into small pieces
- 2 tbsp Mild Curry Powder
- 1 tsp Mild Chilli powder
- 1 Red pepper
- 120 ml Chicken stock
- 400 ml Coconut milk (1 can)
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients- Cut the peppers length-ways, remove the seeds and then cut diagonally into smaller pieces- Cut the chicken breasts into bite size pieces- Remove the basil leaves from the stems and cut into small pieces
- Flavour and Fry the chicken- Combine the chicken breasts, curry powder, chilli powder, salt and pepper in a bowl – make sure all the chicken pieces are covered- Heat oil in a wok and fry the chicken pieces – until they start to turn brown (about 3 to 5 mins)
- Fry other ingredients- Then add the onion – and continue to fry for another 3 to 5 minutes- Add the peppers and garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes
- Finalise the sauce- Pour in the chicken stock and coconut milk and cook until it starts turning thick and gooey (about 5 minutes)- Finally add in the Thai Basil and slowly stir until it starts to wilt (about 10 seconds)
Video
Notes
Calories is an estimate and doesn't include the rice
Nutrition
Serving: 300g | Calories: 737kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 39g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 1263mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1911IU | Vitamin C: 85mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 8mg