Weightloss Food & Cooking

Thai Green Curry

Bring some Thai cusine into your kitchen with this delicious green curry. It cooks in just 30 minutes, and is mild enough for the whole family to enjoy. This video shows you how to cook a mouth-watering Thai Green Curry. The recipe is below the video.

 

Lower Calorie Thai Green Curry

Ingredients

Ingredientsthai

  • cooking spray
  • 6 medium Shallots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
  • 500 g Chicken Breast, skinless, raw, cut into chunks
  • 400 ml Reduced Fat Coconut Milk
  • 4 teaspoons Thai green curry paste, mild
  • 2 tablespoons Thai Fish Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Coriander, fresh
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 5 stem Lemon Grass Stems (finely chopped) or 2 tsp prepared lemongrass
  • 2 teaspoons Root Ginger, or 2 tsp prepared ‘fresh’ ginger
  • 1 cube Vegetable Stock Cube, dissolved in 150ml hot water
  • 1 sprig Coriander, fresh, to garnish

Method

Method

  1. Heat a wok or large frying pan and mist with low fat cooking spray.
  2. Add the shallots, garlic and chicken and cook over a medium-high heat for 4 – 5 minutes, or until the chicken is sealed and browned.
  3. Add the lemongrass, ginger, coconut milk, chicken stock and curry paste.
  4. Stir in the fish sauce or soy sauce and coriander.
  5. Simmer for 20 – 25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and the sauce has reduced a little.
  6. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
  7. Serve with cooked rice or noodles (remembering to add the extra ProPoints values), garnished with coriander sprigs.

This recipe serves 4 and is only 7 ProPoints values per portion (excluding rice).