Thai Green Curry Chicken With Basil

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Ingredients:

3 can unsweetened coconut milk
1 (do not shake can)
3 pieces galangal (siamese
1 ginger)
2 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla)
3 tbsp fresh green curry paste
2 whole chicken breasts,
1 boned, skinned, cut into
1 1-in. cubes
8 dried or fresh kaffir lime
1 leaves, or fresh citrus
1 leaves, washed
3/4 cup basil leaves (thai basil or
1 standard green basil)
4 green serrano chilies,
1 slivered
2 cup fresh green peas, or
8 small thai eggplants
1 chicken stock or water, if
1 needed
1 hot cooked rice

Instructions:

The recipe for green curry paste follows. You can make it as hot as
you like by altering the amount of peppers used. THAI GREEN CURRY
CHICKEN WITH BASIL Tiny pea-size Thai green eggplants are cooked with
this curry. You may substitute fresh garden peas which satisfies the
visual appearance. Allow the coconut milk to stand for one hour or
until it separates. Skim about 1 cup thick coconut cream off the top.
Put coconut cream, galangal and fish sauce into a wok or saucepan.
Cook, stirring over high heat until it becomes thick and oily. Add
green curry paste and cook until it becomes aromatic, about 2
minutes. Add chicken; cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes,
stirring frequently. Add remaining 2 cups of coconut milk, citrus
leaves, 1/2 cup of the basil, chilies and peas. Bring to a boil,
stirring frequently, and simmer 5 minutes. Thin sauce with chicken
stock or water. Garnish with remaining basil leaves. Serve hot with
rice. ~--

Servings: 6

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Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting

Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.

Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.

"Grasshopper always wrong in argument with chicken." - Book of Chan compiled by O.P.U sect.