How to cook... Chicken and wax gourd curry
By Richard Barrow 
Friday 14th August, 2009 | 241 words | Category: Enjoy Thai Food | Send feedback »
This is one of my favourite curries that I cook every now and then. It is Chicken and wax gourd curry or "gang khua fak gup gai" in Thai. You cook it in much the same way as other red curries but there is an extra step with the wax gourd. You can see these at the top of the ingredients picture below. You can also see coconut milk, sliced red chilli, kaffir lime leaves, tamarind, palm sugar, sliced chicken and red curry paste in the middle.
You need to prepare the wax gourd first by peeling it, slice it several times lengthways, remove the seeds and then finally cut into one inch chunks. Heat up the coconut cream in a wok for several minutes and then add the red curry paste. Add some coconut milk if it starts to dry out. Add the sliced chicken and cook until it is nearly done. Transfer to a deeper pot, and add another cup of coconut milk together with the wax gourd. Once the wax gourd is cooked, season with equal amounts of tamarind juice, sugar and fish sauce. You can use lime juice if you don't have any tamarind. Add the torn kaffir lime leaves and red spur chilli before turning off the heat. Come back next week to www.thai-blogs.com for more Thai Food Blogs. If you have any questions then feel free to post in our Thai Food Forums.
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