Green Curry Chicken with Papaya

Green curry chicken with green papaya is a simple and easy dish to make for less than one hour you can have a delicious meal. This recipe is really delicious by reducing the juice and make this dish a little bit thicker and chicken falling off the bone.

Papaya can be substitute with potato and can add extra vegetables like carrots,long beans, tin of bamboo shoot, or malunggay leaves (moringa).

With the meat you can use chicken thigh fillet if you are more generous and cut into strips, but if you are on the budget chicken legs is cheaper and taste exactly the same.

How to make green curry chicken?

Green Curry Chicken with Papaya

Ingredients:

• 1 kg chicken
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 4 gloves of garlic fine chopped
• 1 Tbsp ginger grated
• 200 g papaya sliced diagonally
• 1 pack green curry paste (Mae Ploy)
• 1 can coconut cream
• 1 cup water
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• Salt pepper to taste
• Fresh chili optional

Instructions:

1. Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic and ginger until softened.
2. Add green curry paste stir until combined, add chicken and fry slightly.
3. Add the papaya, coconut cream, fish sauce and water cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until done.
4. Serve with rice.
5. Enjoy.

Papaya can be substitute with potato.
Can also add other vegetables like long beans cut into 2 inch long or malunggay (moringa).
If you want the curry a bit juicy you can add extra coconut cream and simmer for another 3-5 minutes.