Bowl of pale green chicken curry with herbs and chile beside folded flatbread.

Gaeng keow wan gai

Thailand · Southeast Asia

Short description
This coconut curry combines chicken, green chile paste, herbs, and eggplant in a fragrant green sauce.
Ingredients
Chicken simmered with green curry paste, coconut milk, eggplant, basil, fish sauce, palm sugar, chiles, and lime leaf.
Cultural note
The balance matters: coconut richness, herb aroma, salty fish sauce, a little sweetness, and chile heat all share the bowl.
Common misconception
The word for green does not mean mild; the curry can still carry clear chile heat.

image credit

Thai green chicken curry and roti.jpg

creator:
Takeaway
license:
CC BY-SA 3.0
modified:
Downloaded original Wikimedia Commons image for local review; no content edits.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.