Authentic Thai Green Curry Recipe

Notes

I used a free range chicken that was 1.4 kg.

Ingredients

Green curry
1 whole chicken (ไก่บ้าน)
2 cups of water
green curry paste - all of the paste below
2 - 3 cups coconut cream (หัวกะทิ)
6 - 10 Thai eggplant (มะเขือเปราะ)
6 - 10 stems of Thai sweet basil (โหระพา)
2 red spur chilies (พริกชี้ฟ้าแดง)
20 kaffir lime leaves (ใบมะกรูด)
½ tsp. salt, or to taste
Green curry paste
150 grams Thai chilies, green color (พริกขี้หนูเขียว)
1 head garlic (กระเทียม)
3 shallots (หอมแดง) - small Thai shallots
1 piece of galangal (ข่า) - about a thumb sized piece
5 cilantro roots (รากผักชี)
1 kaffir lime peel (ผิวมะกรูด)
2 stalks lemongrass (ตะไคร้)
1 tbsp. white peppercorns (พริกไทยขาว)
1 tsp. coriander seed (ลูกผักชี)
1 tsp. cumin seed (ยี่หร่า)
1 tsp. salt (เกลือ)
1 tbsp. shrimp paste (กะปิ)

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