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.

Massaman Curry with Chicken
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  • 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

  1. Blend the dried chili, shallot, garlic, lemongrass and the dry spices into a paste.
  2. Fry the paste in the oil until fragrant, then add the chicken to coat.
  3. Pour in the coconut milk, add the potato, onion and peanuts, and simmer for 30 minutes.
  4. Season with fish sauce, tamarind and sugar; it should taste sweet, sour and salty.
  5. Serve with rice.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy904 kcal43%
Carbohydrates86 g
Water411 mL
Fiber9.2 g31%
Protein39.5 g82%
Tryptophan0.36 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.7 g
Methionine0.81 g
Cystine0.37 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.2 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.9 g
Fat47.4 g
Monounsaturated9.4 g
Polyunsaturated5.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.8 g
Saturated28.9 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol122 mg
Calcium122 mg12%
Copper0.75 mg83%
Iron7.2 mg40%
Magnesium184 mg59%
Manganese1.1 mg63%
Phosphorus576 mg82%
Potassium1,496 mg32%
Selenium50.2 µg91%
Sodium1,239 mg
Zinc4.6 mg57%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.54 mg49%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.39 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)13.8 mg99%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.56 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.3 mg102%
Folate (vitamin B9)148 µg37%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.84 µg35%
Choline112 mg26%
Vitamin A30.9 µg4%
Vitamin C29.5 mg39%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)1.3 IU0%
Vitamin E2.4 mg16%
Vitamin K13.3 µg15%

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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