Thai Yellow Curry

This aromatic Thai yellow curry brings restaurant-quality flavors to your home kitchen with minimal effort. Tender meat and vegetables simmer in a rich, creamy coconut milk base infused with fragrant curry spices and turmeric. Perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner that's both comforting and exotic.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: Curry

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Calories: 485kcal

Equipment

Chopping Board

Chef's Knife

Medium Saucepan

Ingredients

3 tablespoons oil
1/2-3/4 lb chicken or beef cubed
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 teaspoon ginger powder
3 tablespoons mild curry paste Patak's brand recommended
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 14 ounce can coconut milk
1/3 cup water
1 yellow onion thickly sliced
1 red or green bell pepper thickly sliced
1 potato peeled and thickly cubed
2 carrots peeled and thickly sliced
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
Brown the cubed meat, crushed garlic, and ginger powder in the hot oil.
Add curry paste and turmeric powder to the saucepan. Mix well to coat the meat.
Stir in coconut milk, water, sliced onion, bell pepper, cubed potato, and sliced carrots.
Allow the mixture to come to a slow boil.
Maintain a slow boil until potatoes and carrots are cooked through, approximately 10-15 minutes.
Stir in fish sauce and sugar. Add crushed red pepper flakes for extra heat if desired.
Serve immediately over jasmine rice.

Notes

Fresh ginger can be substituted for ginger powder - use 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

For a vegetarian version, omit the meat and use soy sauce instead of fish sauce

Root vegetables like sweet potato or parsnips work well as substitutes for regular potato

The curry can be made up to 2 days ahead and reheated gently on the stovetop

Adjust spice level by varying the amount of curry paste or adding red pepper flakes

Full-fat coconut milk creates the richest, creamiest texture

Curry tastes even better the next day as flavors continue to develop

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