Easy Thai Green Coconut Curry Recipe
You’ll love coconut curry because it’s easy to cook and can be served year round. It can be made with chicken or as a meat free dish using tofu or chickpeas and still taste amazing! Plus, this recipe is made with clean, organic and fair-trade ingredients that you can feel good about.
Serves 4-6
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups baby bok choy, each bunch chopped into 3 pieces
2 cups broccoli, chopped into small florets
1 medium-sized zucchini, chopped into half moons
1 red pepper, cut length-wise into thin slices
1 packet of extra-firm tofu, drained and cut into ½ inch cubes
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3 spring onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp coconut sugar or maple syrup
2 tbsp virgin coconut oil
1 can of Cha’s Organics Premium Coconut Milk
1 pack of Cha’s Organics Thai Green Curry
3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
½ cup water
Salt to taste
Fresh Thai basil or cilantro for garnish
Lime wedges for garnish
1 cup of shortgrain rice, uncooked
For a non-vegetarian version of this recipe, swap tofu for 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes.
DIRECTIONS:
- While preparing the curry, cook the rice according to the directions so that it will be ready to serve alongside the curry.
- Cut the stems of each bok choy bunch and wash thoroughly or submerge in a bowl of water to ensure all dirt is removed.
- In a large skillet, heat half the coconut oil over medium-high heat. Add the tofu, allowing it to cook on each side for about 1 to 2 minutes until crispy and golden then set aside in a separate bowl.
- Reheat the skillet over medium-high heat and add the remaining coconut oil. Sir in the spring onions and garlic then sauté 1 to 2 minutes until they begin to caramelize
- Stir in the contents of the Thai Green Curry paste and herb pouches and sauté for an additional minute.
- Add the baby bok choy, broccoli, red pepper and zucchini to the skillet and sauté for a few minutes.
- Add the Premium Coconut Milk, water, coconut sugar and lime juice, let simmer 10 minutes or until all ingredients are well cooked then carefully add the pre-cooked crispy tofu.
- Serve over Pearl Rice and garnish with fresh Thai basil or cilantro and lime wedges.
Enjoy the sweet and spicy flavour in each bite!
Cha’s Organics Story
Cha’s Organics was founded 15 years ago on the principles that all trade should be fair and all food should be organically grown. Offering an array of healthy, organic, Ayurveda-inspired foods that nourish the body on a cellular level while empowering farming communities and regenerating ecosystems, Cha’s Organics is a Canadian brand with a global impact.
By partnering on fair trade terms with organic farming communities in Sri Lanka, sourcing their upcycled paper packaging from Sri Lankan women living in disadvantaged rural villages and donating 1% of their coconut milk and cream sales to protect Sri Lanka’s wild elephants, Cha’s Organics creates winning opportunities and positive change for people and planet.
Cha’s Organics products are carefully crafted with the cleanest of ingredients and never contain any artificial preservatives, gums, fillers or genetically modified ingredients. Offering these products in easy-open BPA-free cans that protect your family’s health from endocrine disruptors while ensuring higher recycling rates is just one more way that Cha’s Organics acts promote human and planetary health.
Celebrating clean, healing foods, organic agriculture and fair trade every month of the year is natural at Cha’s Organics because the people at Cha’s Organics have never stopped believing in the power of the individual to create positive impact in the world. In fact, Cha’s Organic started only as a dream, to make the world a better place while bringing people happiness at home with delicious, quality ingredients for all their culinary creations. By choosing Cha’s Organics, you’re helping to make this dream a reality every day of the year.