Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Curry · Thai Green Curry with Chicken
One of 171 chicken curry recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 171 for gravy quality among the chicken curry recipes we compared. 221 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.1★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 60% | 47% |
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| aromatics | 23% | 17% |
| acid | 1% | 0% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 18% | 24% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander |
| 1 stalk fresh lemongrass (minced) | |
| 1 thumb-size piece ginger (grated) | |
| 10 g | 3 to 4 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 100 g | 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves and stems, chopped, loose cup |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper |
| 150 g | 1 large shallot (or 1/4 cup purple onion, diced) |
| 11 g | 1/2 to 1 green chili (sliced) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon shrimp paste (or 1 extra tablespoon fish sauce) |
| 14 g | 2 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon brown sugar |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 103 g | 1/4 can coconut milk |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons peanut oil |
| 308 g | 3/4 can coconut milk |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken thigh (or breast, cut into chunks) |
| 1 handful green beans (or 1 small zucchini or other vegetables of your choice) | |
| 120 g | 1 red or green bell pepper (seeded and cut into chunks) |
| 4 makrut lime leaves (or 1 teaspoon grated lime zest) | |
| 1 g | 1 generous handful of fresh Thai basil (or sweet basil) |
| 740 g | 4 cups cooked jasmine rice |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I was tired of paying so much for the tiny jars of green curry paste in the grocery store so I ordered a large container online that was the same price for 5x the quantity. It was a LOT spicier than the one from the grocery. I liked it, but not all of our eate” — a cook
“What kind of food processor are you using?” — a cook