Low Calorie, Max Flavour Thai Green Curry!!

This is the first time I’ve made this, and to be fair it was amazing!! Really tasty, nice and spicy, and relatively healthy…

Low Calorie, Max Flavour Thai Green Curry!!

Recipe by CraigCourse: MainCuisine: ThaiDifficulty: Easy
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

Ingredients

  • For the paste…
  • 2 Dried Lemongrass Stalks

  • 4 Green Chillies chopped

  • 3 cloves Garlic chopped

  • Fresh Ginger 5cm piece, peeled and chopped

  • 3 spring onions chopped

  • 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander chopped

  • 1 tsp Ground Cumin

  • Juice and Zest of 1 Lime

  • 1 tbsp fish sauce

  • Salt and Pepper

  • For the Curry…
  • 4 chicken breasts cut into bite-size chunks

  • fry-light or other one-cal-per-spray oil

  • 1 broccoli – broken into small florets

  • 120 ml chicken or vegetable stock

  • 400 ml (1 can) light coconut milk

  • 1 pack green beans, cut into roughly inch long pieces

  • 1/2 punnet mushrooms, quartered

  • 1 or 2 red chillies, sliced diagonally (optional)

  • 1 or 2 carrots, peeled and sliced thinly like ribbons

  • 2 tbsp coriander, chopped

Directions

  • To make the paste…
  • Add all of the ingredients for the paste to a blender and blitz until smooth
  • Spoon into a container or ramekin and keep for later covered in the fridge.
  • To make the curry…
  • Add the fry light to a large pan or wok and heat on a medium heat
  • Add the chicken and fry for 7 or 8 minutes, until it has colour and is almost cooked all the way through. You’re not browning it, just trying to cook it off
  • Add the broccoli and fry for a further 2 or 3 minutes until it starts to soften
  • At this point, add the paste. You don’t need to add all of it, although it will definitely take all of it. I would say at least 4 tbsp but for a stronger flavour add the whole lot
  • Fry the paste until it just starts to bubble and become aromatic
  • Add the stock at this stage and wait for it to begin to bubble, giving it a good stir
  • Pour in the can of light coconut milk, and add the mushrooms, chilli, carrots and beans. Continue to cook for around 4 or 5 minutes until the beans have softened slightly and everything is cooked through
  • At this stage, if you want a thicker curry then increase the heat slightly and reduce the sauce, but personally I think it is better with a slightly runny sauce which will be soaked up by the rice.
  • Serve with boiled basmati or plain rice and sprinkle the chopped coriander over. Enjoy!!