Thai Hot Chicken & Coconut Curry

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons red curry paste
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 lb chicken (u can use any other kind of meat u like, beef goes really well)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoons thai fish sauce
• 2 red chilies, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• cooked rice, to serve

Recipe

• 1 put coconut milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. lower the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes until a little thick. stir in red curry paste and garlic and simmer for 5 more minutes.
• 2 cut chicken into bite sized pcs and add them to the pan and bring to a boil. lower the heat and add the lime juice, fish sauce, chillies, turmeric and salt.
• 3 cover and simmer for 15 minutes or till chicken is cooked. you can add a little water if the sauce looks dry.
• 4 stir in basil and cilantro, adjust salt and serve with rice. (if using dry basil leaves let it simmer for 2 more minutes).