{"id":15633,"date":"2013-08-23T12:16:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=15633"},"modified":"2020-08-09T22:30:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T02:30:49","slug":"basil-chicken-aromatic-and-healthy-basil-chicken-stir-fry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/basil-chicken-aromatic-and-healthy-basil-chicken-stir-fry\/","title":{"rendered":"Basil Chicken &#8211; Aromatic and Healthy Basil Chicken Stir Fry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/basil-chicken2.jpg\" alt=\"basil-chicken\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/basil-chicken2.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/basil-chicken2-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Basil, my intimate companion on sick and lousy days&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Yet another sinus attack and I am down. There is nothing more worse than getting a cold in Summer, have been sipping chukku kappi or herbal tea: my usual remedy for cold and sinus. Last night, I started craving for basil chicken, one of my favorite Thai dishes. First, I thought of dining at a Thai restaurant, seeing me I don&#8217;t think they would have let me in as I was constantly sneezing. So, I made basil chicken in my kitchen as I had a bunch of basil in my refrigerator. Despite being sick, I went ahead and made it. I couldn&#8217;t even feel the aroma or taste of this dish, I just followed my instincts. \u00a0When I ate this dish, the aromatic basil did help me to open up my senses.<\/p>\n<p>The health benefits of Basil is just remarkable, it is great for cleansing our body, to open up our senses and much more. When, I first tried basil I didn&#8217;t like the taste of it that much. Over the years, I tried a few more basil dishes and the basil chicken at Thai restaurants actually made me fall for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation Pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooking Basil chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken1.jpg\" alt=\"making-basil-chicken\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken1-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15630\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"making basil chicken\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/making-basil-chicken-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/basil-chicken2.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Basil Chicken &#8211; Aromatic and Healthy Basil Chicken Stir Fry<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">4 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]To smash using Mortar and Pestle or Coarsely grind[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic- 3 cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ginger, chopped- 2 inch<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green chilies- 2, chopped<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Shallots or Pearl onions, chopped- 3<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Fresh Basil, leaves- 15<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Black peppercorns- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Other ingredients[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Vegetable oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken breast, strips or diced- 2 chicken breasts, boneless<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped- 1, large<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green pepper, diced- 1, large<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Soy sauce- 3 to 4 tbsp (low-sodium)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sambal Oelek- 1 tsp ( or use chili powder or cayenne pepper for making it spicy)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/2 tsp (for spice if needed)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- very little<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sesame oil- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a mortar and pestle or in a blender coarsely grind the above mentioned ingredients &#8220;to coarsely grind&#8221;. Don&#8217;t make into a paste.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a large wok or non-stick frying pan over medium heat, add vegetable oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the coarsely ground ingredients, saute till light golden in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add diced chicken, very little salt, combine well and cook covered.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">When the chicken has almost cooked and some water still remaining in the pan, add onion and green pepper.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Stir fry for sometime till the veggies have turned tender but still crispy. Do not over cook it.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add basil leaves, saute well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add soy sauce, sambal oelek, ground pepper, saute for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste and add salt if needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Sambal Oelek is added for spice, if you don&#8217;t have it you could add more ground pepper\/chili powder or cayenne pepper.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Finally, drizzle sesame oil, combine well and remove from the heat. Keep it covered for sometime.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve with rice or over rice noodles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basil, my intimate companion on sick and lousy days&#8230; Yet another sinus attack and I am down. There is nothing more worse than getting a cold in Summer, have been sipping chukku kappi or herbal tea: my usual remedy for cold and sinus. Last night, I started craving for basil chicken, one of my favorite &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[344,471],"tags":[62,1035],"class_list":["post-15633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basil-by-ingredient","category-thai","tag-basil","tag-thai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}