I was quite surprised how easy it is to cook your own curry at home.

The coconut chicken curry recipe below

• Takes very little time but
• It’s the Thai Basil that makes all the difference.
• The reason is that it will instantly add a lovely distinct flavour to the dish.

Thai basil has the same flavour as standard basil but in addition has a strong liquorice and anise flavour that gives foods like curries and soups a unique aroma.

Thai Basil Coconut Chicken curry

To cook Thai basil coconut chicken curry takes very little time.

Ingredients:

• 300 g Chicken Breast (2 breasts)
• 1/2 cup Thai Basil leaves
• 3 cloves garlic – crushed
• 1 onion – chopped into small peaces
• 2 tablespoons mild curry powder
• 1 teaspoon mild chilli powder
• 1 red pepper
• 120 ml chicken stock
• 400 ml coconut milk (1 can)
• 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil

Equipment

• Chef’s knife
• Mixing bowl
• Large frying pan

Instructions

• 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
• 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)
• 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
• 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)

Serve with rice.

Thai basil makes a real difference

Thai basil has a unique flavour that is great for many recipes, like in the Thai basil coconut chicken.

Fresh Thai Basil is available in many shops (for example you can Buy it on Amazon)

But it’s also very easy to grow at home from seed.

For example the Thai basil on the right.

• The seeds were planted in a seed tray on May 16
• Grown using a heat mat & grow light
• Transferred into a pot 4 weeks later
• Ready for use July 16 – 2 months later
• And will keep growing and growing

If you want to grow your own Thai basil then all you need are seeds and a pot.

Although using a seed heat mat and grow light will help you get faster results.

How to grow Thai basil

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Thai basil coconut chicken

Very easy to cook curry with a lovely distinct flavour

Course Main Course

Cuisine Thai

Keyword coconut chicken

Prep Time 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 14 minutes minutes

Servings 2

Calories 290kcal

Author Minze Vries

Cost £2,60

Equipment

• Chef Knife
• 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: 290kcal

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