One-Pot Asian Chicken Curry Recipe! Yes, it is a curry with the sharp pungency of pounded chilies, galangal, garlic and all the lusciousness of coconut milk and is not remotely Indian. Well, that was the curry part, but first what’s going on with my life. Life is HECTIC. It is hectic for me during the school year and even MORE hectic during the summer. Ferrying the teen from one play date to another and camps and workshops is not fun. And employers do not understand the fact that your active parenting years are limited.
You can always find a job but your child’s summer months are not going to come back. It’s a constant struggle to keep pace but I guess that is what it is. G graduated from middle school this year and she is pretty independent. But I am trying to get as much time as I can with her knowing well that the dreaded empty nest is a year closer now. Here is a collage of some pics from her graduation.
One-Pot Asian Chicken Curry Recipe
Being an Indian, curry in my household is synonymous with cumin, coriander and garam masala for the most part. But this is not that and hence something the teen likes to eat and even considers fancy. It being summer vacation, my head is constantly on the lookout for recipes, which are quick and one-pot wonders and passes G’s “fancy” test and for the carb-loving husband anything “rice” brings a smile to his face especially if he has been traveling or eating out or not trying to lose weight (which is always but he still loves rice). The best thing about summer weeknights are the balmy evenings may be a glass of wine or two with no worry to wake up to a 5.30 alarm in the morning. G watches TV this time of the evening when I am cooking and if Sam is not traveling, we hang out in the kitchen until dinner is ready and then we all sit together to eat our dinner. I know someday I am going to look back and miss these evenings.
This one-pot Asian Chicken Curry recipe leans toward Thai cuisine but in reality, I made it with whatever I had in hand. So no Kaffir lime leaves, let me warn you. But that did not take away anything from it. We paired it with Brown rice and it was absolutely delicious. AND the absolute bonus was the opportunity every mom loves, sneaking in veggies as much as possible. I did just that!
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One-Pot Asian Chicken Curry
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 30
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One-pot, quick, easy and most importantly a delicious weeknight dinner fave. Try out this One-Pot Asian Chicken Curry Recipe.
Ingredients
- Chicken tenders – 1 pound, cut into inch long pieces
Assorted Veggies
- Thai Eggplant – 3, quartered
- Medium White Onion – 1
- Large Red Bell Pepper – ½, julienned
- Mushrooms – 4, quartered ( I used Crimini mushrooms)
- Large Zucchini – ¼, cut into matchsticks
- Peas – ¼ cup
- Galangal/Ginger – 11/2 inch
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Thai Chilies – 2
- Shallots – 2
- Lemon Grass – 2 inch stalk
- Lime zest – 2 tbsp
- Pickled chopped red chilies – 1 tbsp
- White Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
- Tomato Ketchup – 2 tsp
- Coconut Milk – ½ cup
- Lime juice – 1 tbsp
- Fish Sauce – 1 tbsp
- Vegetable Oil – 2 tbsp
- Salt – To Taste
- Sugar – To Taste
- Finely chopped Basil Leaves – 1 tbsp
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle, coarsely pound the galangal/ginger, shallots, lemon grass, garlic and chilies.
- In a wok, heat the vegetable oil, add in the pounded ingredients. Stir-fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the chicken tenders and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Now add in the onion, eggplant, zucchini, mushroom and peas. Add a tsp salt, white pepper and keep stirring and cooking for 2-3 minutes.
- Add fish sauce and lime zest, and mix it in.
- Now add the coconut milk with ½ cup of water and let it come to a boil. Reduce heat and cook it covered for a couple of minutes.
- Add the red bell pepper, lime juice, pickled red chilies and sugar to taste.
- Throw in the finely chopped basil and stir it in.
- Serve on a bed of white or brown rice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 559
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 1415
- Fat: 27
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 22
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 56
- Protein: 29
- Cholesterol: 51
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