Delicious spicy Thai Red Curry Chicken

Directions

For fragrant rice:

• To cook the rice, put the water on the boil
• Once the water has boiled add the rice along with coconut milk, rosemary and seasoning.
• Allow it to boil for 30 minutes on low heat. Keep stirring and checking the grain from time to time to see if it’s cooked.
• Once cooked, take the pot off the heat, drain the rice, cover them with a lid and let them rest in the pot until you are ready to serve.

For Spicy Thai Red Curry:

• Warm a large pan and add oil to it
• Once the oil is hot, add garlic & ginger paste, onion and a sprinkle of salt. Let the onion cook till it has softened and turned translucent. This can take anywhere between 3-5 minutes. Keep stirring occasionally to stop the onion from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• Now add the bell peppers, carrots and broccoli and cook till the vegetables have turned tender.
• Now add the Thai Red Curry paste and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes
• Now add the coconut milk, water and sugar and stir to combine.
• Bring the curry to a boil and add boneless chicken pieces to it.
• Add kafir lime leaves and seasoning, cover with a lid and let it simmer over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or till the time the chicken is tender
• After 10 minutes, check the curry for its consistency. If you feel it has become too thick, you can add a bit of water to it and boil it for another 2-3 minutes
• Once done, take the pan off the heat and add soy sauce and lemon juice to the curry and stir

How to serve?

• Take a bowl and rice to it
• Now add the Thai Red Curry on top and garnish it with finely chopped red chilies, finely grated ginger and coriander leaves.
• If you like your Thai Curry spicy hot, you can also add a teaspoon of red chili oil on the top for the extra heat.
• Serve hot

Tips & variations:

• If you are a vegetarian, you can replace the boneless chicken with tofu or paneer (cottage cheese)
• Just stir fry the cubes of paneer or tofu in a tablespoon of coconut oil before adding them to the curry
• If Green Curry is what you prefer, to the same recipe instead of putting Red Thai Curry Paste, add 2 tablespoons of Green Thai Red Curry and voila, your homemade restaurant quality Asian meal is ready to be served!
• You can serve the curry with variety of noodles like garlic noodles, Pad Thai noodles, glass noodles etc. as well, depending on your taste and choice.