Chicken In Thai Basil Sauce Recipe

Name: Chicken In Thai Basil Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: ½ cup Thai Basil (1/2 cup Thai basil leaves); 2 pieces Lemongrass (2 Lemongrass stalks); 6 cloves Garlic (6 cloves Garlic); 5 pieces Black Peppercorns (5 Whole Black Peppercorns); ¼ cup Scallion (1/4 cup Spring Onion (Bulb & Greens)); 2 pieces Green Chili (2 Green Chillies); 1 piece Ginger (1 inch Ginger); 1 tsp Coriander Seed (1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste + Salt to taste); 2 sprig Cilantro (2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves); 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil (1 tablespoon Oil); 200 g Chicken Breast (200 grams Chicken breasts cleaned and cut into strips); ¼ cup Peanut (1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) lightly crushed); ½ cup Coconut Milk (1/2 cup Coconut milk)

Chicken In Thai Basil Sauce Recipe - Thai Recipes,Malaysian & East Asian Recipes (Thai)

35 minThai

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Chicken In Thai Basil Sauce we will first make the fresh Thai basil paste .
2To make the Thai basil paste in a mixer grinder jar add, the Thai basil leaves, lemongrass, garlic, peppercorns, spring onion bulbs and greens, green chillies, ginger, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, salt to taste and coriander leaves.
3Grind this to fine paste with some water. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
4Heat a shallow frying pan with oil on medium flame, once the oil is hot add the freshly ground Thai basil paste and cook for a few minutes, until the raw smell goes away.
5This will take about 5 minutes. You will see that the water would've evaporated and the raw smell would've gone away.
6Now add the chicken strips, sprinkle a few drops of water and cook on medium-high flame to cook the chicken.
7Once the chicken is almost cooked, add the coconut milk and the roasted peanuts and mix it well to combine with the chicken.
8Ensure the thai basil sauce has coated well around the chicken.
9Turn off the flame and serve hot.
10Serve Chicken In Thai Basil Sauce as appetizer along with a meal of Thai Raw Papaya Salad Recipe With Lemon Peanut & Honey Dressing followed by a main course of Spicy Vegetarian Thai Noodle Bowl Recipe. Finish the meal with a dessert of Khao Neeo Mamuang - Thai Sweet Sticky Rice With Mango