Easy Thai Green Chicken Curry
Recipe from Chelsea Winter · original post
Possibly the world's easiest from-scratch Thai green chicken curry: a quick blitzed paste of green chilli, shallot, garlic, ginger and fresh coriander, simmered with chicken, coconut cream and veg. A family favourite on heavy rotation. Chicken thigh works as well as breast.
Serves 4 35 minKid-friendly
Dairy freeChickenAsian
Ingredients
- coconut oil — melted60 ml
- large green chillies — deseeded and chopped3 ea
- shallots — chopped2 ea
- garlic cloves4 ea
- fresh ginger20 g
- ground cumin — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g
- ground coriander — 1 ½ tsp3.8 g
- fresh coriander1 bunch
- chicken breast — chopped600 g
- coconut cream400 ml
- chicken stock cube1 ea
- kaffir lime leaves — optional
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Easy Thai Green Fish Curry
- 600 g Firm white fish fillets instead of chicken breast
- 1 ea Vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
Simmer the vegetables in the sauce first, then add the fish chunks for the last 5 to 6 minutes so they hold together.
Vegetarian
Easy Thai Green Tofu Curry
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of chicken breast
- 1 ea Gluten-free vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 30 ml Tamari instead of fish sauce
Press and cube the tofu and brown it in the paste for a few minutes, then simmer only until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Vegan
Easy Thai Green Tofu Curry
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of chicken breast
- 1 ea Gluten-free vegetable stock cube instead of chicken stock cube
- 30 ml Tamari instead of fish sauce
Press and cube the tofu and brown it in the paste for a few minutes, then simmer only until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Gluten-free
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
MorrisonsBest choice· £13.11 of food
£21.18
38% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- coconut oil
- chicken stock cube
- kaffir lime leaves
- coconut sugar
Sainsbury's· £14.68 of food · £1.57 more
£22.57
35% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- coconut oil
- large green chillies
- kaffir lime leaves
- coconut sugar
Tesco· £13.58 of food
£33.53
59% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- large green chillies
- garlic cloves
- ground coriander
- chicken stock cube
- kaffir lime leaves
- fish sauce
Asda· £10.00 of food
£16.39
39% spare
No price at Asda for:
- large green chillies
- garlic cloves
- ground cumin
- fresh coriander
- coconut cream
- kaffir lime leaves
- coconut sugar
- lime juice
- fish sauce
Aldi UK· £7.02 of food
£7.85
11% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- coconut oil
- large green chillies
- garlic cloves
- ground cumin
- ground coriander
- coconut cream
- kaffir lime leaves
- coconut sugar
- lime juice
- fish sauce
£3.50a serve
from £3.50 a serve at Morrisons · 12 of 16 ingredients priced
About £13.98 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£29.89 across 5 shops · 15 of 16 items priced · £0.88 more for bigger packs, 60% spare for later
MorrisonsBest choice£13.11
missing 4 items
you'll pay £21.18 · 38% of it spare
Sainsbury's£14.68
missing 4 items · £1.57 more
you'll pay £22.57 · 35% of it spare
Tesco£13.58
missing 6 items
you'll pay £33.53 · 59% of it spare
Asda£10.00
missing 9 items
you'll pay £16.39 · 39% of it spare
Aldi UK£7.02
missing 10 items
you'll pay £7.85 · 11% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£2.85
large green chillies
£1.00
need 3 itemsShana Green Chilli 300g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 4 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
fresh coriander
£1.25
need 1 bunchMorrisons Fresh Coriander 100g
Morrisons£1.25·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Tesco£36.00/kg£1.80·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
lime juice
£0.60
need 30 mlIndus Lime Juice 200 ml
Morrisons£0.60·Tesco£4.00/L£1.00·Sainsbury's£5.20/L£1.30·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£4.54
ground cumin
£22.09/kg
need 3.8 gSainsbury's Standard 43 g£0.95closest matchreal special
Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£23.26/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
chicken stock cube
£11.00/kg
need 1 itemSainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g 10 x 10g£1.10closest match
Sainsbury's£11.00/kg£1.10·Aldi UK£0.69·Asda£18.75/kg£1.50·TescoN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
frozen mixed vegetables
£0.99/kg
need 200 gStamford Street Co. Stamford Street Mixed Vegetables 1 kg£0.99closest match
Sainsbury's£0.99/kg£0.99·Aldi UK£0.99·Tesco£0.99/kg£0.99·Asda£1.50/kg£1.50·Morrisons£1.50·OcadoN/A
fish sauce
£10.00/L
need 40 mlBlue Dragon Fish Sauce 150 ml£1.50closest match
Sainsbury's£10.00/L£1.50·Morrisons£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£3.52
coconut oil
£8.00/L
need 60 mlKTC 100% Pure Coconut Oil 250 ml£2.00
Asda£8.00/L£2.00·Tesco£18.55/L£5.25·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
fresh ginger
£5.00/kg
need 20 g2 × Asda Standard 10 g£0.05
Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
ground coriander
£14.20/kg
need 3.8 gRajah Dhaniya Coriander Ground Spices 100 g£1.42closest match
Asda£14.20/kg£1.42·Sainsbury's£26.39/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£4.68
shallots
£0.69
need 2 itemsNature's Pick British Shallots 400g 0.4kgclosest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.69·Morrisons£1.10·Sainsbury's£2.88/kg£1.15·Tesco£3.38/kg£1.35·Asda£24.38/kg£3.90·OcadoN/A
chicken breast
£6.65/kg
need 600 gAshfields Diced Chicken Breast 600 g£3.99
Aldi UK£6.65/kg£3.99·Sainsbury's£7.81/kg£5.00·Morrisons£5.00·Asda£8.29/kg£1.99·Tesco£10.00/kg£4.00·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£14.30
coconut cream
£8.12/L
need 400 ml3 × Tesco Standard 160 ml£1.30closest match
Tesco£8.12/L£1.30·Sainsbury's£8.40/L£2.10·Morrisons£2.50·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
coconut sugar
£10.40/kg
need 26 gOrganic Coconut Sugar (Sussex Wholefoods) | Multi 1 kg£10.40
Tesco£10.40/kg£10.40·Aldi UKN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
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- kaffir lime leaves · 2 items