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Coconut Chicken Curry with Rice

Diced chicken simmered in a coconut and red curry sauce with peppers and green beans, over basmati rice.

Total
30 min
Hands on
20 min
Serves
4
Method
hob
Cuisine
Thai

Per serving · estimated

Energy
680 kcal
Protein
40 g
Fat
30 g
Carbs
62 g
Freshly cooked Coconut Chicken Curry with Rice

Method

  1. Step 1 of 12

    Rinse the rice until the water runs clear.

    • Basmati rice
    rinse rice
  2. Step 2 of 12

    Put the rice in a pan with 600 ml water and a pinch of salt, bring to the boil, then cover and cook on the lowest heat for 12 minutes.

    • Basmati rice
    • Salt
    12 min
    cover rice simmer
  3. Step 3 of 12

    Cut the chicken into even cubes.

    • Chicken breasts
    cube chicken
  4. Step 4 of 12

    Slice the onion, cut the pepper into strips, trim the beans and grate the ginger.

    • Onion
    • Red pepper
    • Green beans
    • Fresh ginger
    slice pepper strips
  5. Step 5 of 12

    Heat the oil in a wide pan over medium heat and soften the onion for 3 minutes.

    • Vegetable oil
    • Onion
    3 min
    onions into pan
  6. Step 6 of 12

    Stir in the curry paste and ginger and fry for 1 minute.

    • Red curry paste
    • Fresh ginger
    1 min
  7. Step 7 of 12

    Add the chicken and stir to coat in the paste.

    • Chicken breasts
  8. Step 8 of 12

    Pour in the coconut milk and bring to a gentle simmer.

    • Coconut milk
    gentle simmer
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  9. Step 9 of 12

    Add the pepper and beans and simmer for 8 minutes, until the chicken reaches 74 °C.

    • Red pepper
    • Green beans
    • Chicken breasts
    74 °C / 165 °F8 minPoultry (whole, parts, and ground) to 74 °C / 165 °F
  10. Step 10 of 12

    Season the curry with fish sauce, sugar and a squeeze of lime.

    • Fish sauce
    • Sugar
    • Lime
  11. Step 11 of 12

    Fluff the rice with a fork.

    • Basmati rice
    fluff rice
  12. Step 12 of 12

    Spoon the curry over the rice and scatter with coriander and lime wedges.

    • Basmati rice
    • Fresh coriander
    • Lime

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