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Chicken stir fried with turmeric, garlic, chillies and basil leaves on a dish.

Thai Stir Fry Turmeric Chicken Recipe (Gai Phad Khamin)

Somjit Najaireeb
Spicy, savoury with a fragrance of turmeric, garlic and fish sauce, this stir fry minced chicken is perfect for a simple meal for the family.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4 servings
Calories 322 kcal

Equipment

  • Non-Stick Frying Pan
  • Silicone Turner
  • Pestle & Mortar
  • Knife
  • Chopping Board

Ingredients

  • 450 g minced chicken, minced chicken breast
  • 50 g basil leaves, fresh
  • 40 g turmeric, fresh
  • 20 g red bird's eye chilli
  • 45 g garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 3 tbsp cooking oil, odorless
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 50 ml water

Instructions
 

Prepare the Ingredients

  • Marinate chicken with salt until well-combined. Leave aside.
  • Peel, wash, and crush garlic with the blade of the knife. Leave aside.
  • Remove the chilli stems. Cut chillies slantingly into half. Leave aside.
  • Remove skin from turmeric and give it a wash. Place in clean plastic bag, and pound in a mortar with pestle until fine. Leave aside.

Stir Frying Turmeric Chicken

  • Add in cooking oil in the pan. Heat to medium heat.
  • When the oil is hot, add in garlic, half of the chilli and all the turmeric.
  • Stir fry for 2 minutes or until aromatic.
  • Remove 3/4 of the herbs from the pan. Set aside.
  • Add in the chicken. Stir to spread it evenly.
  • Add in sugar and fish sauce. Stir for 3 minutes, breaking any clumps present.
  • Add in all the water, stirring until well-combined.
  • Add in all the chillies.
  • Cover the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Open the lid. Add in all the fried garlic, chilli, turmeric, and basil leaves. Stir for 30 seconds.
  • Taste and adjust as preferred.
  • Switch off the heat & serve!

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Notes

  • Best served immediately after cooked, with white rice.
  • Can be kept at room temperature for not more than 12 hours, and in the fridge for not more than 2 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 4servingsCalories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 22gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 718mgPotassium: 935mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 661IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 6mg
Keyword chicken, spicy, thai cuisines, turmeric
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