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Green Curry (Gaeng Keow Wan) แกงเขียวหวาน

Coconut curry made with fresh green chillies, Thai basil and pea aubergines — the spiciest of the coconut curries despite its name meaning “sweet green”.

Spice:
🌶🌶🌶 Spicy
Also spelled:
gaeng kiew wan, kaeng khiao wan, thai green curry

What is Green Curry?

Gaeng keow wan gets its colour from fresh green bird’s-eye chillies pounded with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime zest, coriander root, shrimp paste and toasted spices. “Wan” refers to the sweet green colour, not sweetness.

The paste is fried in cracked coconut cream until fragrant, then simmered with chicken, beef or fish balls, small Thai aubergines and pea aubergines, finished with sweet basil.

Eaten with rice or with fermented rice noodles (khanom jeen).

Regional versions

Bangkok shops famously pair it with fish balls (look chin pla); in the south it can be very hot.

How to order it

“Gaeng keow wan gai” (chicken). With “khanom jeen” for the noodle version.

Watch: Green Curry on YouTube

Embedded from the creators’ own channels (Mark Wiens, Pailin's Kitchen, Marion Grasby). View counts as of 14 Oct 2026.

Thai Green Curry Chicken Recipe - AUTHENTIC Thai Home Cooking | แกงเขียวหวานไก่แบบบ้านๆ Mark Wiens · 2,440,714 views (as of 11 Oct 2026)
Thai Green Curry Recipe แกงเขียวหวาน - Hot Thai Kitchen Pailin's Kitchen · 6,000,265 views (as of 11 Oct 2026)
Mum’s Very Spicy Thai Green Curry - Marion's Kitchen Marion Grasby · 126,953 views (as of 11 Oct 2026)

Top 3 places not to miss for Green Curry

Only places backed by the MICHELIN Guide, reputable food press or a creator who filmed there; each one shows its source. We list fewer rather than pad the list.

  1. 1. Krua Apsorn
    Dinso Road and Sam Sen Road (Dusit), Bangkok

    Family-run Thai kitchen loved by the royal family: fluffy crab-meat omelette, green curry with fish balls, chilli-fried pork.Green curry with fish balls is a signature.

    Source: MICHELIN Guide; Bole News Google Maps ↗ KSR place page Famous for: Pad Kra Pao (Holy Basil Stir-Fry), Crab Omelette (Jay Fai style)
  2. 2. Khun-Yah Cuisine
    Wat Traimit, Chinatown, Bangkok

    Traditional, balanced curries including green curry; dishes sell out before late morning.

    Source: Culinary Backstreets Google Maps ↗
  3. 3. Saneh Jaan
    Lumphini, Bangkok

    Refined royal-style Thai cooking; massaman and an herbal green curry are on the menu.

    Source: Gurulist Google Maps ↗ Famous for: Massaman Curry

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