Green Curry Thai Green Curry Recipe

Published Oct 13, 2019 Updated Oct 02, 2024

Green Curry Recipe

What is Green Curry? It’s called Gang Kiew Wan in Thai language, one of the best Thai recipes. The curry is green in color, spicy, aromatic, sweet and savory at the same time. Thai green curry is so delicious, specially when served with steaming white jasmine rice. Looking for more Thai recipes? Check out my Choo Chee Salmon, Pad See Ew, and Thai Red Curry recipes!

Thai Green Curry

If you love Thai food, I am sure you know Thai curries, named after the color of the curry paste used to make the curry, for examples: red curry and yellow curry. There are also Panang curry, Jungle curry, Massamam curry, etc. The green color in this curry comes from the main ingredient in the green curry paste, which is fresh green chilies, hence the name green curry. Here are the ingredients of the curry paste:

Fresh green chilies Cilantro roots or stems (not the leaves) Garlic Shallots Lemongrass Galangal Coriander Cumin Shrimp paste Kaffir lime skin and leaves

Curry paste is traditionally made by pounding the ingredients in a stone mortar and pestle until all ingredients become a fine texture. I usually use instant curry paste from Asian stores, for example: Maesri brand Green Curry Paste.

Recipe Ingredients

Chicken – use skinless and boneless chicken breasts or chicken thighs

Thai eggplant. In Thailand, the curry is made with these eggplants, which come in the green color variety and purple color variety. They are small like ping pong balls; they are halved or quartered and cooked in the curry. However, they are not commercially available in the US, unless you grow the tree. As a substitute, most Thai restaurants here use bamboo shoots and my recipe tastes just like Thai restaurants. Coconut milk Fish sauce Fresh red chilies Kaffir lime leaves Thai basil leaves

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.

How To Make Thai Green Curry Chicken

Homemade green curry recipe is so easy to make and takes about 15-20 minutes from prep to dinner table. To cook the curry at home, first of all saute the curry paste and add the chicken. Add the coconut milk, water, bamboo shoots, and all the seasoning ingredients. Cook until the chicken becomes tender and the curry sauce is slightly thickened. Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.

Cooking Tips

For the best result at home, follow the cooking tips below:

You can make very good, authentic and delicious curries using store-bought curry paste. The secret is to balance the flavors; the curry has to be spicy (from the curry paste), rich and creamy (from the coconut milk), savory (from the fish sauce) and sweet (from palm sugar or sugar). Sweet, sour, salty and spicy are the four pillars of Thai cuisine. Once you master the perfect balance, you can make just about any Thai food at home!

What To Serve With This Recipe

This meal is best served with steamed rice, preferably Thai rice. For a wholesome Thai meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes. I hope you enjoy this post as much as I do. If you try my recipe, please leave a comment and consider giving it a 5-star rating. For more easy and delicious recipes, explore my Recipe Index, and stay updated by subscribing to my newsletter and following me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for new updates.