We all relish Asian food more than anything; every time you have it, it takes you on a joyride of uniquely spicy, sour, and sweet flavors: an unparalleled blend of seasonings making someone fall for them over and over again! Good news for the ones who are scared of cooking as these Thai dishes are so easy to make, all you need to do is to look for the right ingredients and mix them with some peppy seasonings. One such easy to prepare dish is the Thai Panang Curry with Chicken. Now forget the restaurant and prepare this heavenly dish from the comfort of your home!
Health Benefits
The panang curry can serve as a satisfying protein meal whereas the kaffir leaves are great for your digestive system, oral health, and also improve your skin and hair.
Ingredients
2/3 lbs chicken breast — boneless and cubed
Oil — for cooking
2 tbsp fish sauce
5 tbsp curry paste of panang
4 cups of coconut milk
¼ cup Thai basil leaves — cut into small pieces
6 Kaffir lime leaves
2 tbsp palm sugar
2 sliced red Chile peppers — cut into pieces
How To Make Thai Panang Curry with Chicken
- Add oil to a pan and fry the curry paste on a medium flame until its color changes. Add coconut milk to the curry mixture and bring it to a boil.
- Combine the chicken with the curry mixture and cook until it turns golden in color, this should take about 12-15 minutes.
- Simmer and stir in the fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves, and the palm sugar. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Pour some more fish sauce to adjust the taste accordingly. Top it with the Thai basil leaves and the red Chile peppers. Serve hot.
Thai panang curry with chicken has a very refreshing and unique spicy flavor different from the regular red curry. The main ingredients behind the success of this dish are the kaffir lime leaves and the panang curry paste making the dish extremely enticing topping up the kitchen zone with an intoxicating fragrance spread all over the place!
Trivia
Interestingly, Thai panang curry is native to Thailand and is one of the only curries in the world which is made just with the desired meat and has no vegetables in it except for the kaffir lime leaves and a handful of pepper seasonings!