Ms ANVITHA ( FPP) is a blossoming, young, talented Chef whose dream is to contribute to the culinary industry with her zealous interest to bring soul to the recipe. Henceforth Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary arts, cheerfully delegates Chef as the Day.
Ingredients
- 450 gm Boneless chicken leg
- 225 gms New baby potatoes
- 100 gms Green beans
- 30 ml Oil
- 25 gms Garlic cloves
- 100 gm Potato wedges
- 15 ml Fish sauce
- 400 ml Thick coconut milk
- 2 nos Lime leaves
- 2 sprigs Basil leaves
- 45 gms Coriander leaves
- 4 nos Green chilies
- 25 gms Thai green curry paste
- 15 gms Sugar
Method
- Put 225g new potatoes, cut into chunks, in a pan and boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add 100g trimmed and halved green beans and cook for a further 3 minutes, by which time both should be just tender but not too soft. Drain and put to one side.
- In a wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil until very hot, then drop in 1 chopped garlic clove and cook until golden, this should take only a few seconds. Don’t let it go very dark or it will spoil the taste.
- Spoon in 1 rounded tbsp Thai green curry paste and stir it around for a few seconds to begin to cook the spices and release all the flavours.
- Next, pour in a 400ml can of coconut milk and let it come to a bubble.
- Stir in 2 tsp Thai fish sauce and 1 tsp caster sugar, then 450g bite-size chicken pieces. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook, covered, for about 8 minutes until the chicken is cooked.
- Tip in the potatoes and beans and let them warm through in the hot coconut milk, then add 2 finely shredded lime leaves (or 3 wide strips lime zest).
- Add a good handful basil leaves, but only leave them briefly on the heat or they will quickly lose their brightness.
- Scatter with lime to garnish and serve immediately with boiled rice.