Tuesday, February 10, 2009

thai chicken curry with coconut and lime

this was so yummmy!

i used:
3 cans coconut milk 
chicken stock powder
2 tsp curry powder (maybe a bit more... to taste)
jalapeno chilis ( i used something kind of big and bright green and one that was really small and dark green, i'm not a chili pro.....sorry!) 
lime juice
salt & pepper
chicken breasts
green onion
cilantro
rice noodles
limes 
cucumber
mushrooms

to begin, i poured boiling water over the rice noodles and let them soften up. in a big pot i put the coconut milk and then added chicken stock powder into the three empty cans and then water and added it to the coconut milk in the pot, i added my chopped green onions and thinly sliced mushrooms and my seeded and minced peppers. i let that simmer for a few minutes (med heat) and then added chicken sliced really small into the pot, it will cook very quickly (maybe 5 minutes) meanwhile add about 6 tablespoons of lime juice, and salt & pepper add the drained rice noodles to the pot, taste it and season with more curry, lime juice, salt or pepper of necessary (it should have quite a kick!) I served it with extra limes, a plate of fresh cilantro and chopped cucumber that people could add in! Enjoy! (oh and this also fed about 10 people... feel free to use just one can of coconut milk/water and use less of everything else if you're making it for less!)