Recipes · Thai · Main Courses
Massaman Curry with Chicken
One serving has 904 kcal and 40 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (102%), niacin (99%), selenium (91%), copper (83%), phosphorus (82%) and manganese (63%). Ready in 65 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 45 min
- Makes: 1 serving (590 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: fish, peanut, poultry
Ingredients
- 130 g Chicken thighs
- 120 g Coconut milk
- 100 g Potatoes
- 50 g Onion
- 15 g Roasted peanuts
- 1 g Cayenne pepper
- 10 g Shallots
- 4 g Garlic
- 5 g Lemongrass
- 0.5 g Cumin
- 0.5 g Ground coriander
- 0.5 g Cinnamon
- 0.3 g Cardamom
- 0.2 g Cloves
- 0.1 g Nutmeg
- 10 g Fish sauce
- 10 g Tamarind pulp
- 8 g Brown sugar
- 5 g Vegetable oil
- 120 g Cooked white rice
Method
- Blend the dried chili, shallot, garlic, lemongrass and the dry spices into a paste.
- Fry the paste in the oil until fragrant, then add the chicken to coat.
- Pour in the coconut milk, add the potato, onion and peanuts, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Season with fish sauce, tamarind and sugar; it should taste sweet, sour and salty.
- Serve with rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 904 kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 86 g | |
| Water | 411 mL | |
| Fiber | 9.2 g | 31% |
| Protein | 39.5 g | 82% |
| Tryptophan | 0.36 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.5 g | |
| Lysine | 2.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.81 g | |
| Cystine | 0.37 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.2 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.9 g | |
| Fat | 47.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.8 g | |
| Saturated | 28.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 122 mg | |
| Calcium | 122 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.75 mg | 83% |
| Iron | 7.2 mg | 40% |
| Magnesium | 184 mg | 59% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 63% |
| Phosphorus | 576 mg | 82% |
| Potassium | 1,496 mg | 32% |
| Selenium | 50.2 µg | 91% |
| Sodium | 1,239 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.6 mg | 57% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.54 mg | 49% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 13.8 mg | 99% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.56 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.3 mg | 102% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 148 µg | 37% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.84 µg | 35% |
| Choline | 112 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 30.9 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 29.5 mg | 39% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.3 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.4 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 13.3 µg | 15% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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