Chicken Recipes: Fragrant Green Chicken Curry

Fragrant Green Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

• Green Curry Paste
• 6 bottle spring onion, washed and trimmed
• 5 medium green chili, seeded, and, finely, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, root, peeled, and, finely, chopped
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds, pounded, and, crushed
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• sea salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 handful lime leaf, torn
• 2 lemongrass, stalks, trimmed back, and, finely, chopped
• 2 good handfuls fresh basil, on the stalk
• 3 good handfuls fresh coriander, on the stalk
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 4 lime, zested, and, juiced

Chicken Curry:

• 4 chicken, breasts, boneless, skinless, and, cut into 5 large pieces
• 16 oz coconut milk
• 1 handful chopped pistachio nuts

Cooking Procedures:
Green Curry Paste:

• Put all the green curry paste ingredients in a food processor and whizz to a smooth green paste.

Chicken Curry:

• Marinate the chicken in a little of the green curry paste for 30 minutes, then add a little oil and chicken pieces to a hot casserole-type pan or wok.
• Fry for 4 minutes, then add the remainder of the marinade - it will sizzle.
• Stir in the coconut milk, bring to a boil and simmer gently for 8 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Season to taste. The flavour should have a kick but reasonably mellow - very fresh and fragrant.
• Sprinkle with the pistachios and some coriander leaves and serve with steamed rice or noodles, and chunky coconut, tomato, cucumber and lime relish.