How many calories in a Thai green curry
A Thai green curry with rice has about 700 kcal, with a lot of the fat from coconut milk.
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Green curry is chicken or veg in a coconut milk sauce with green chilli paste, Thai basil and aubergine. It's a fixture of every Thai takeaway menu in the UK.
A portion with rice is about 700 kcal, with 28 g of protein, 75 g of carbs and 32 g of fat. The coconut milk brings most of the fat, the rice most of the carbs.
It's rich and very easy to finish. Knowing that the sauce is where it all lives helps.
Tips
- 1Use light coconut milk at home, or half coconut milk and half stock.
- 2Have less rice and add extra vegetables to the curry.
- 3Don't drink the leftover sauce from the bowl, tempting as it is.
Where it comes from
Green curry is younger than most people think. Thai cookbooks from the early 1890s describe other curries but not this one, and the first known mention is in a 1926 book by an author writing as L Phaehtraarat. The Thai name, kaeng khiao wan, means sweet green curry, but the sweet describes the soft, pale green colour, not the taste.
Where does our food come from? · Source: National Geographic, Thai green curry: revealing the spicy secrets of a culinary classic
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Questions
Why is green curry so high in fat?
Coconut milk. It's where the creaminess comes from, and most of the 32 g of fat.
Is green curry lower than red?
They're similar. Both are coconut milk based, so it depends more on how much sauce there is.
Is it lower without rice?
Yes, the rice is a big part of the 75 g of carbs.
How much does a can of coconut milk add?
A 400 ml can of full fat coconut milk is about 800 kcal. Shared over four portions that's about 200 kcal each, which is why the sauce is where it all lives.
Is green curry with prawns lower than with chicken?
A little, as prawns are leaner than chicken. Most of the calories are in the coconut sauce and the rice, so the swap doesn't change a lot.
