* Thai Chicken Green Curry *

" Thai Chicken Green Curry or Kang Kiew Whaan Kai "

I bet u have tried this dish before ....am I right?
And u fell in love with it and want to know how to make it ...am I right?
but just not sure how to make the green curry paste...am I right?
And u scared those pastes that selling in supermarket wont taste nice...am I right?
well... for what i can say is I 've tried using the paste from those super market before.
the bottle looked really nice so i thought maybe it will taste nice too...
and yes its imported from THAILAND !!!!
Why dun just give it a try !!!
Oh yeahhhhh
i was disappointed with the taste and the smell once i opened it ..
HA HA HA
nothing taste better than the home made one !! ...
but abit hard to find some ingredients.
Okay let me list down the ingredients for u to check it out !!!

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Ingredients

Chicken meat
Eggplant
Sweet Basil leaves
Coconut milk ( thick + thin )
Sugar
Fish Sauce
Cooking Oil
Green Curry Paste

Sliced Large Red Chilie for Ganish

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Green curry Paste recipe !!

Large Green Chilies
Sliced Shallots
Garlic
Finely Sliced Fresh Galangal
Sliced Fresh Lemongrass
Finely Sliced Kaffir Lime Skin
Chopped Coriander Root
Sea Salt
Shrimp Paste
Coriander Seeds
Cumin Seeds

Cumin Seeds and Coriander Seeds

( bought from jusco supermarket )

How to : Green Curry Paste

- Combine coriander seeds, cumin and peppercorn in a mortar, pound well. Transfer to a bowl and put aside.

- Pound hot chilies and salt together well. Add the remaining ingredients except shrimp paste, pound until mixed well.

- Add the cumin mixture and shrimp paste, continue pounding until smooth and fine.

- Finish !!! easy right?? its easy to do but not easy to find the ingredient !!! Hope u all enjoy Pounding the green curry paste hehehhe... ><' Oh u can use the blender as well if u re too lazy...

but the paste will be too soft and wet... better pound hehehe so no choice gals ...

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How To : Thai Chicken green Curry

So all u need to prepare is in this picture... not many thing right ?? yeah Green curry is very easy to cook ..use very little ingredient.. but just dun count the making green curry paste part !! cuz " Thats alot of work !! "

heat up the stove ... add 2 tsp. of cooking oil then stir it with the green curry paste till fragrant !! This step smell so good !

I using coconut cream ( Thailand's Product ..again!! but this brand is very nice ..I luv Chao Koh )
You can use fresh coconut milk !!! thats.... the.... best... for the smell and the taste...

okay now pour some of the coconut milk inside the pot and mix throughly..This step also smell very nice hahahha ( this step use thick coconut )

So now throw in chicken meat...mix it with the paste !!!!

Now slowly add more ( Thin ) coconut milk into the pot !!! and wait till its boiling then u can go for next step...

Thrown in sliced eggplant and u can add sugar,fish sauce at this step...and the taste must be sweet abit and salty a bit but not too much if it too salty u can add more thin coconut.lower the stove...and continue boiling the green curry till the eggplant getting softer .... but not too soft...

At this very last step... add sweet basil leaves into the pot.. and u can garnish it by adding some sliced large red chilie on top ...Done !!!!

Thai Chicken Green curry

( Another photo without flash )

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* Enjoy Cooking *

Ps. I actually dun always make my own green curry paste . Every time I go back Thailand I will go to the fresh market and buy from there ...like 1-2 kg. cuz some of the ingredients not everytime can find here so I just buy and put it into the freezer.. can keep like year !! and the taste still great even kept for so long...maybe u can try also :) very cheap !!!

* Thai Lesson *

- Green = Kiew

- Coconut Milk = Ka Thi

- Chilie Paste = Prik Kang

- Sweet Basil Leaf = Bai Ho Ra Paa