# Thai Green Curry

A recipe for Thai green curry, made with the same recipe they use in Thailand.

- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 g coriander seeds
- 1 g cumin seeds
- 2 g white pepper
- 5 g kaffir lime zest
- 40 g Thai green chili (no seeds)
- 15 g Thai green chili
- 5 g small Thai green chili
- 5 g salt
- 30 g lemongrass
- 15 g galangal
- 8 g cilantro root
- 15 g Thai garlic
- 30 g shallot
- 10 g shrimp paste
- 450 g chicken
- 300 g thick coconut cream
- 500 g coconut milk or medium coconut milk (coconut cream 250g + water 250g)
- 150 g Thai eggplant
- 50 g pea eggplant
- 3 u kaffir lime leaves
- 3 u large red Thai chili
- 20 g sweet basil
- 40 g fish sauce
- 30 g palm sugar

## Instructions

1. Toast coriander and cumin seeds until fragrant, then pound them in a mortar and set aside.
2. Finely chop all the ingredients (except coconut cream and milk).
3. Add ingredients to the mortar one by one, starting with the driest and ending with the most moist, pounding well after each addition.
4. Boil coconut cream in a small saucepan.
5. Turn off the heat, add the curry paste, and mix well.
6. Wait until the mixture boils and releases green oil, then add the protein (chicken).
7. Cook the protein slightly before adding coconut milk and bringing it to a boil.
8. Season with fish sauce and palm sugar.
9. Add the Thai eggplant, making sure to submerge it to prevent oxidation.
10. Add chili, kaffir lime leaves, basil, and pea eggplant.

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- knife
- cutting board
- small saucepan
- large saucepan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/share/_-LgEfILM
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ef73753b-0e7b-48c3-86f3-450ca99521c5
- Extracted: 2025-03-04

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