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This is what I call summer cozy food.
Who says that because it’s summer we can’t have cozy food? Personally, I am all about the cozy foods. And yeah, maybe I love them just a little more come fall and winter, but summer needs a little coziness sometimes too.
And this is that meal.
And while this may feel cozy, it is actually lite and packed to the brim with summer garden veggies, so you can still have dessert or maybe even a margarita float (…or two if this Wednesday is really not being friendly to ya).
Plus, it’s Wednesday and I feel like if there is any day of the week for a little bit of cozy food it would be today. We still have two days left till Friday (sorry for the reminder), kids nagging us or bosses watching our every move and who knows what else. That just means our hump days need to curry. Ah duh.
I actually had this other recipe that I am jumping out of my skin to tell you about (SOON like Monday maybe?), but I don’t know, I just felt like today was a curry day.
On a different, and completely unrelated, note I do have to tell you guys about that tiny chipmunk from Monday.
Well, the poor little thing hid in a corner between the counter in the pantry and the wall for probably close to twenty-four hours. I put the cat in my room overnight and put a cereal box in the corner, hoping he would go in there. There are about a million different places he could go, but I figured it was worth a shot. So I got up in morning and nothing. Not a thing had been moved, so I figured he was still back there. He was, because the second the cat got out he went right to the corner and guarded it for the next three hours.
At this point I was starting to worry that the thing was never going to come out and he was going to die back there. UGH. That would smell and he was in between the tiniest of tiniest cracks between the counter and wall. So how was anyone even supposed to get back there? Eew.
At some point the cat must have given up  his watch, because as I was sitting at my computer, which is right next to the kitchen, I heard what sounded like little itty bitty feet/claws in a box (we all know what that sounds like, right?).
I turned the corner, and I turned it slowly because well that’s what you do when you are slightly afraid of a tiny chipmunk, only to see the box in the same spot. But I knew I had heard something, so I went and tapped the box with my foot. Oh yeah, he was in there.
At that point I jumped back and screamed a little because again, I am girl and apparently that’s what we do.
Then I picked up the cereal box, ran to the door and put the box on the ground outside. The thing bolted like you have never seen. I’m surprised it didn’t give itself a heart attack.
And that’s my little chipmunk story. Hey, I saved a life on my Monday, what did you do?
And now I will stop my yapping about the varmints in our house and talk about this curry that I love so much.
It’s everything you love about curry and everything you love about summer and it’s ready to go in thirty minutes. Because I really would rather be outside in the nice summer sunshine than inside cooking something for hours. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I love cooking for hours, but not when the weather is nice and I am busy and I really just want some good food – fast.
I am sure you are probably figuring this out by now, but I love basil. It reminds me of being a kid and making Friday Night Pasta with my dad. Back in Ohio he would grow bush upon bushed of basil. Then, every night in the summer he would send me out in the backyard to pick some for dinner.
It’s the best smell, and in my opinion one of the best herbs.
So instead of curry with loads of cilantro, which I do love too, I added some basil to this, mostly for a nice summery kick. Pretty sure you are going to love it.
And then of course there is all the garden veggies. You might think they are a little strange to pair with curry, but veggies are amazing when coated in spicy, creamy coconut, curry sauce.
I also added some diced mango salsa and just a little goat cheese, because why the heck not?
Goat cheese is good stuff, and mangos should go in just about every dish they can in the summer.
And the rice!! Ginger-lime with coconut milk and basil.
And umm?? Fresh homemade NAAN?!?! So good. Yup, totally cozy and totally delicious.
Oh and last thing. To make this a vegetarian and vegan meal swap chickpeas for the chicken and leave the goat cheese off. Simple as that!
Watch the How To Video:
Simple Summertime Basil Chicken Curry with Coconut Ginger-Lime Rice from Half Baked Harvest on Vimeo.
Simple Summertime Basil Chicken Curry with Coconut Ginger-Lime Rice.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 1016 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Basil Coconut Ginger-Lime Rice
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 cup jasmine or basmati rice
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated
- 1 lime juiced + zest
Curry
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken, diced
- 2 bell peppers chopped
- 1 zucchini chopped
- 2 cups ears corn kernels removed from the cob (or about 1 1/2-2 frozen corn)
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated
- 2 cloves garlic grated or minced
- 2-3 tablespoon thai red curry paste I use 3
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
- 1 mango diced
- 1 jalapeño seeded + diced
- fresh naan and goat cheese, for serving
Instructions
Rice
- 1. Add the coconut milk to a medium size pot. Bring to a low boil and then add the rice, salt, and ginger. Stir to combine and then place the lid on the pot and turn the heat down to the lowest setting possible. Allow the rice to cook ten minutes on low and then turn the heat off completely and let the rice sit on the stove, covered for another 20 minutes (don't take any peeks inside!). After 20 minutes remove the lid and add the lime juice + zest.
Curry
- 1. Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5-10 minutes.2. Add another drizzle of olive oil to the skillet. Add the peppers, zucchini, corn, ginger and garlic. Cook the veggies 5 minutes or until they just begin to soften. 3. Add the coconut milk, curry paste, and fish sauce. Stir to combine, bring the mixture to a boil, cook 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil.4. In a small bowl toss together the mango and jalapeño.5. Serve the curry over the rice. Add a spoonful of the mangos and a sprinkle of goat cheese. Eat with Naan!
Notes
*To make this vegan swap 2 1/2 -3 cups cooked chickpeas for the chicken and leave the goat cheese off.
And that right there is how you do hump day right. Cozy, healthy, summer comfort food.
Loved, loved, loved this curry. Have added it to my favourites and will definitely be making it again, the flavours are just awesome and your rice cooking technique is spot on.
Thank you so much Merle!! So nice hearing you enjoyed it and even added it to your favorites!! (:
This was incredible! I completely forgot to get rice at the store, so I can’t wait to try that element. I did have some potatoes lying around, so I just roasted them and served the curry on top. Definitely a keeper! Thank you 🙂
Shoot! Well im glad it worked out! Happy you liked it !! Thanks Lauren!
So I have to tell you I have been making curry for years and have ate all different kinds Thai curry Indian curry yellow curry red curry and this one is FANTASTIC! I was looking for something different from my go to vindaloo curry and this is definitely going to be added to the rotation! I added a few things (carrots, onion, cashews) and left out the corn and am so impressed. I love the mango on top I add apple to mine normally but this is so different and great! A+
Ran out, got coconut milk and it was AMAZING. Also made your naan. Insanely delicious. Thanks, Teighan.
Ran out of coconut milk but have some fat free half and half and/or regular milk. Would this work? Thanks!
Hey Lori! I would use regular milk. Hope you love this! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing it. It’s very nice recipes. I like it.
Thanks!
My first real Asian dish at home 🙂 I added water chestnuts for crunch, turmeric and white pepper for more spice for my palate, and rice noodles instead of rice, and it was fabulous! Thank you for your guidance and expertise!!!
So happy you loved it! THANKS!
Dinner rocked!!!!!!!!!
Definitely a fam favorite!!!!!!!!
Thank you for recipe, lovely pics!
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It was amazing, thank you so much
SO happy you loved it, thanks!!
Made this last night and it was great! Question though – you don’t list salt in the ingredients for the rice but you then say to add salt with the rice and such once the coconut milk gets to boil. I didn’t add it, but even with the fish sauce, felt at the end a few pinches boosted the overall flavor. Was that something forgotten or a typo? The red curry powder I have from an Asian market is pretty hot after 3 tblsp so I cut it to half but added the regular curry powder mentioned though mine is more a basic store bought powder/Indian type. Was a yellower base than yours but still lovely. My husband had seconds! 🙂
I forgot about the salt and do like to add a small pinch to the rice. Thanks for letting me know, I will fix the recipe. SO happy you loved this, THANKS!
I can’t wait to make this for dinner tonight!! Just a quick question- do you use light or full fat coconut milk? Thanks so much!
Either or works great, but I use full fat. Hope you love this!
Hi, can I ask where you bought those Dishes
Williams Sanoma
Tieghan, I’ve made several of your recipes now and I am so impressed! Today I made this for my wife and myself. I grilled the chicken and corn for a more robust flavor and used a honeyed goat cheese and all I can say is WOW! This is the most PERFECT, FLAVORFUL curry I have ever made at home. Thanks so much and keep going strong!
I made this earlier in the week, and it was fantastic. It made me think of an asian-inspired chili — perhaps because of the lightly charred corn.
So happy you loved it! THANKS!