Thai chicken curry recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
This super-tasty and fragrant Thai chicken curry is a lovely way to introduce all the family to new flavours. Suitable from 10+ months*, everyone will love the mild, creamy taste and there's a trio of veg for some hidden green goodness. Freeze curry portions for little ones and half the paste for another dish.
See method- Serves 2 adults and two children with two extra portions to freeze and extra paste to freeze
- Takes 25 mins
- Freezable
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- ½ tbsp vegetable oil
- 2cm ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 400ml tin light coconut milk
- 300g chicken breasts
- 220g green beans, cut into 2cm pieces
- 170g broccoli florets, cut into 2cm pieces
- 100g frozen peas
- cooked basmati rice, to serve
For the paste (makes 500ml)
- 30g fresh coriander
- 15g fresh basil
- ½ small onion, roughly chopped
- 1 green pepper, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 4cm fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 lime, finely grated zest and juice
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
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Method
- Put all the ingredients for the paste into a food processor and blitz to a fine paste.
- Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or casserole dish and fry half the paste (freeze the rest, see tip) for 2 mins, stirring constantly. Mix 400ml boiling water with the grated ginger then tip in with the coconut milk, and bring to a gentle simmer. Add the chicken breasts for 10 mins, then add the vegetables and cook for 5 mins more.
- Remove the chicken and shred using two forks, or slice thinly. Add it back into the curry and stir. Serve with basmati rice.
- Tip: Gently mash the vegetables or blitz the curry with a handheld blender or food processor to suit your baby’s ability.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
Freeze portions, not including rice, in freezer-safe containers for up to 3 months. Defrost fully in the fridge before reheating until piping hot. Freeze the remaining paste for up to 3 months to make another batch in the future. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
- For top tips on protecting you and your family when preparing raw meat and poultry, visit Food Safety in the Home.
- *This recipe is appropriate for babies progressing through the weaning stages, from around 10-12 months of age. Babies may now be used to 3 meals a day and enjoying more rounded dishes.
- When weaning your baby, introduce allergenic foods one at a time and not before 6 months.
