Thai Pumpkin Chicken Curry

Thai pumpkin chicken curry or Gaeng ped gai faktong is an easy and simple Thai red curry that takes just 30mins to prepare. Here the chicken is stir-fried along with red curry paste and then later cooked in coconut curry along with diced pumpkin. Lastly garnished with some Thai Basil leaves and Red Spur chilies. The curry is light and very aromatic. It tastes perfect when served with steaming hot jasmine rice.

CategoryDifficultyBeginner

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time30 mins

 4 tbsp Oil
 2 Chicken Thigh Fillets
 1.50 cups Coconut Milk
 3 tbsp Red Curry Paste
 1 cup Water
 300 g Pumpkin
 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
 1 tbsp Palm sugar
 ½ cup Thai Basil leaves
 1 Red Spur Chilies

1

On a pan add in Oil and Red curry paste and saute it for 2 to 3 mins until fragrant.

2

To this add the chicken pieces and saute them along with curry paste for 3 mins.

3

To the pan add coconut milk, water, fish sauce, and Palm sugar. Mix them well and cover it. Allow the curry to cook for 5 mins.

4

After 5 mins, add the diced Pumpkin pieces into the curry. Cover the curry and allow it to cook until the pumpkin is cooked well.

5

Thai Pumpkin Chicken Curry is now ready and Garnish it with Thai Basil and Red Spur chilies.

Ingredients

 4 tbsp Oil
 2 Chicken Thigh Fillets
 1.50 cups Coconut Milk
 3 tbsp Red Curry Paste
 1 cup Water
 300 g Pumpkin
 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
 1 tbsp Palm sugar
 ½ cup Thai Basil leaves
 1 Red Spur Chilies

Directions

1

On a pan add in Oil and Red curry paste and saute it for 2 to 3 mins until fragrant.

2

To this add the chicken pieces and saute them along with curry paste for 3 mins.

3

To the pan add coconut milk, water, fish sauce, and Palm sugar. Mix them well and cover it. Allow the curry to cook for 5 mins.

4

After 5 mins, add the diced Pumpkin pieces into the curry. Cover the curry and allow it to cook until the pumpkin is cooked well.

5

Thai Pumpkin Chicken Curry is now ready and Garnish it with Thai Basil and Red Spur chilies.

Notes

Thai Pumpkin Chicken Curry
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