Thai Red Curry

Name: Thai Red Curry
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 1.5 tbsp red curry paste (Maesri or Mae Ploy brand preferred); 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes; 0.33 cup coconut cream; 0.75 cup water; 0.5 cup sliced bamboo shoots; 2 piece Thai chilies (or bird's eye chilies), lightly pounded (optional); 1 piece red chili, cut into strips; 0.25 cup Thai basil leaves, packed, stems removed; 0.5 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp sugar (or Thai palm sugar)

An authentic 20-minute Thai red curry with tender chicken, aromatic red curry paste and creamy coconut, balanced with fish sauce, palm sugar and fragrant Thai basil.

20 min 3 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 3 Jul 2026

Nutrition· per serving · estimated

186

Calories

17g

Protein

Carbs

Fat

Scale recipe

3 servings

Original recipe

Ingredients11 items

Produce

🌶️Thai chilies (or bird's eye chilies), lightly pounded (optional)2 piece

🌶️red chili, cut into strips1 piece

🌿Thai basil leaves, packed, stems removed¼ cup

Meat

🐔boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes8 oz

Pantry

🛢️oil1 tbsp

🌶️red curry paste (Maesri or Mae Ploy brand preferred)1½ tbsp

🥥coconut cream⅓ cup

🎋sliced bamboo shoots½ cup

🐟fish sauce½ tbsp

🍬sugar (or Thai palm sugar)1 tbsp

Beverages

💧water¾ cup

Instructions

1
Heat a small pot over medium heat with the cooking oil.
2
Add the red curry paste and sauté until fragrant and aromatic.
3
Add the cubed chicken and stir well to coat every piece in the curry paste.
4
Lower the heat, then add the coconut cream, water and bamboo shoots, stirring gently to keep the coconut smooth.
5
Bring the curry to a boil and cook until the chicken is cooked through.
6
Add the Thai chilies and the red chili strips and stir to combine.
7
Add the fish sauce and sugar and stir continuously for about 10 seconds, tasting and adjusting the seasoning.
0:10 timer
8
Turn off the heat, add the Thai basil leaves and stir to combine.
9
Dish out and serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice.

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CuisineThai