Green Curry Noodle Soup:
- 2 small / 35 grams Asian Red Shallots – finely chopped
- 3 cloves / 15 grams Garlic – minced
- 4-5 pieces / 20 grams fresh Thai Bird’s Eye Red Chilies (optional – or use any hot red chilies), to taste – chopped (note 1)
- 3-5 pieces / 5 grams fresh Prik Kee Nu Green Chilies (optional – or use any hot green chilies), to taste – chopped (note 1)
- 2-3 pieces / 30 grams Baby Corn – sliced in half lengthwise, then again widthwise
- 6 pieces / 100 grams Baby Bok Choy – sliced (substitute with any leafy Asian greens)
- 3 fresh Makrut Lime Leaves (kaffir lime leaves) – minced into a fine powder (note 2)
- 16–20 grams / 1 cup Thai Sweet Basil Leaves – picked off stems, washed, pat-dried (note 3)
- ½ TBSP Peanut Oil (or any neutral cooking oil)
- 2 TBSP / 30 grams Thai Green Curry Paste – Mae Ploy brand recommended (note 4)
- 7 fluid ounces (½ large can) / 200ml Coconut Milk – full-fat recommended
- 2 cups / 500ml Chicken Broth
- 1 TBSP Fish Sauce
- ¼ – ½ TSP Thai Chili Powder, optional, to taste (substitute with crushed red pepper)
- 1 TSP / 5 grams Coconut Sugar – (‘gula kelapa’, or use granulated coconut or light brown sugar – note 5) – finely shaved with a knife
- 1 TSP freshly squeezed Lime Juice, or more to taste
- 4.6 ounces / 130 grams Thin Dried Egg Noodles (or other noodles of choice)
- To Serve: fresh chopped Cilantro (Coriander)
Protein (pick and choose 1-2):
- 6-7 pieces / 100 grams Fish Balls (non-fried)
- 10 pieces / 300 grams peeled and deveined Shrimp (or prawns)
- 1 cup / 148 grams shredded Rotisserie Chicken or cooked Chicken