Best Thai Yellow Curry Recipes

THAI YELLOW CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir curry paste into oil until smooth. Add chicken; stir to coat each piece.
• Pour 1 can coconut milk into skillet and stir until curry paste is completely dissolved and begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour remaining coconut milk, chicken stock, onion, potatoes, and chile peppers into curry paste mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir fish sauce into chicken curry mixture just before serving.

THAI YELLOW PUMPKIN AND SEAFOOD CURRY

Steps:

• Skim the thick creamy top off the can of coconut milk and put it into a large saucepan or casserole with the curry paste, over medium heat. Let it sizzle and, using a fork, whisk or wooden spoon, beat cream and paste together until combined. Still beating gently, add the rest of the coconut milk, fish stock, fish sauce, sugar, lemongrass, lime leaves (if using) and turmeric. Bring to a boil and then add the pumpkin. Cook on a fast simmer until the pumpkin is tender, about 15 minutes, although different sorts of pumpkins can vary enormously in the time they take to cook; some squash can take a little as 5 minutes.
• As I mentioned, you can cook the curry up until this part in advance, maybe leaving the pumpkin with a tiny bit of bite to it (it will soften and cook as the pan cools). Either way, when you're about 5 minutes from wanting to eat, get ready to cook the seafood.
• So, to the robustly simmering pan, add the salmon and shrimp (if you're using frozen shrimp they'll need to go in before the salmon). When the salmon and shrimp have cooked through, which shouldn't take more than 3 to 4 minutes, stir in any green vegetable you're using - sliced, chopped or shredded as suits - and tamp down with a wood spoon. When the bok choy is wilted, or other green vegetable is cooked, squeeze in the juice of half a lime, stir and taste and add the juice of the remaining half if you feel it needs it. Take the pan off the heat and pour the curry into a large bowl, and sprinkle over the cilantro; the point is that the cilantro goes in just before serving. Serve with more chopped cilantro for people to add their own bowls as they eat, and some plain Thai or basmati rice.

VEGAN KETO-FRIENDLY THAI YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook curry paste until fragrant and starting to break up, about 3 minutes. Add tofu and onion. Stir to coat with curry paste and cook until tofu releases its moisture and starts to look drier, 3 to 5 minutes. Mix in soy sauce and vinegar. Stir in garlic, zucchini, and broccoli.
• Mix everything in the saucepan well and cook until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. If vegetables are not releasing enough moisture, add a splash of vegetable stock to prevent sticking too much; keep the heat medium to medium-high.
• Once everything is yellow-tinged from the paste and your kitchen smells amazing, the vegetables should be looking brighter but not overcooked, and the pot should be making a high sizzling sound. Pour in vegetable stock and coconut cream. Mix, scraping the bottom to bring up any flavor bits, and lower heat. Only cover the saucepan if the amount of liquid looks very little compared to vegetables and tofu. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, checking every few minutes because it shouldn't take long from this point to warm through and meld flavors.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet and add about 1/2 cup cauliflower rice, enough for 1 serving, in a thin layer. Cook until tender, about 2 minutes or longer, depending on your texture preference. Cook remaining cauliflower rice in batches depending on how many people are eating.
• Check in on the curry and season with salt and pepper to taste. Curry texture should be thick and creamy and should taste a little tangy, a little coconutty, and have that aromatic kick characteristic of yellow curry. If the curry paste isn't shining through as much as you'd like, add a little glob of it and stir to dissolve. If you want more umami, add a little splash of soy sauce. If you want it more yellow, a pinch of turmeric powder can give it that brighter color.
• Add 1/2 cup of cauliflower rice to a bowl and squeeze 1/2 a lime on top. Top with yellow curry.

THAI-STYLE VEGETARIAN YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• Press tofu cubes between towels to drain excess water.
• Heat oil in a shallow pan over medium heat. Cook tofu in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and place on towels to soak up excess oil.
• Open the can of coconut milk and scoop out the thicker top portion into a large wok or pan. Save the watery bottom portion. Cook over medium-high heat until bubbling and a thin layer of oil appears on the top, about 5 minutes. Add curry paste and stir to incorporate. Allow to cook, stirring so this mixture does not stick or burn, until the oil film reappears.
• Add the rest of the coconut milk and enough vegetable broth to reach desired consistency; bring to a simmer. Stir in potatoes and simmer until almost tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in carrots, bell pepper, and snow peas; simmer until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add tofu and heat through, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve.

YELLOW CURRY CHICKEN (THAI SOUP)

Steps:

• Pre-cook the potatoes and carrots. Don't cook them too done, since they will simmer with the main dish later.
• Cut boneless, skinless chicken breast into bite-size pieces. Wash and cut vegetables into bite size pieces.
• In heavy sauce pan on medium heat, heat vegetables, oil, red curry paste, and 1/3 of the coconut milk. Heat 5 - 10 minutes, stirring, until it forms a thin gravy. (I used cut mushrooms and yellow onion).
• Turn the heat to high, add the chicken and cook until the chicken is half cooked, maybe 5 minutes.
• Add fish sauce, sugar, salt, and the rest of the coconut milk, and mix well. Stir in the curry powder, potatoes, carrots, and water/stock. If desired add bay leaf. Let it simmer 1 or 2 minutes.
• Add frozen peas (I put in spinach instead) and let it simmer until all vegetables and chicken are cooked. About 5 - 7 more minutes.
• Serve with rice (Basmati or Jasmine is best).
• **you can find most of the groceries at your local Asian grocery store, or the international isle of a major supermarket.

THAI YELLOW CURRY - VEGAN

Steps:

• In a deep frying pan or wok, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
• Add curry paste and garlic and cook, stirring for about 30 seconds.
• Slowly stir in coconut milk and vegetable broth.
• Reduce heat to simmer; add potatoes and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add ginger, onion, and peppers; cook until tender, about 7 minutes.
• Add carrots, mushrooms, soy sauce, and brown sugar.
• When heated through, serve over individual plates of hot rice.
• Garnish with cilantro.

THAI YELLOW CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Gently melt butter in a large skillet over low heat. Add curry paste; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk and bring to a simmer.
• Heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Saute until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and chicken base and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer chicken mixture into the coconut-curry sauce. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine water and rice in a saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until all water has been absorbed, about 9 minutes. Turn off the heat and let rice sit, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes. Uncover and fluff with a fork.
• Serve chicken curry over rice. Garnish with cashews just before serving.

THAI YELLOW CHICKEN CURRY WITH POTATOES AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Put all curry paste ingredients in a blender/food processor/ mortar and pestle, blend until quite smooth.
• Put chicken pieces and potatoes into a casserole dish, pour curry sauce over, cover and cook in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• Gently burst each tomato. Remove casserole from oven and add tomatoes and capsicum. Stir, cover and return to oven for another 20 minutes.
• Taste - add more chilli, lemon, salt or sugar as desired. Serve with steamed Jasmine or Basmati rice.

MEILING'S YUMMY THAI YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan on medium heat and add curry paste. Stir fry until fragrant.
• Add chicken and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add coconut milk, fish sauce, sugar, paprika, and lime zest or kaffir leaves.
• Continue to simmer chicken for about 10 minutes, then add potatoes.
• Add other veggies about 5 minutes after potatoes.
• Total cooking time after adding chicken to pan is ~30 minutes.
• Serve with rice. I like to use brown rice because it is healthy. I cook the brown rice for about 20 minutes before adding white rice (I use calrose) -- it makes a great mixture that is much healthier than plain white rice.
• Notes on ingredients --
• Curry: I have found the brand Mae Ploy is sold in generous sizes and is very reasonably price (it comes in a 14 oz round cardboard carton which is refrigerated after opening and lasts a LONG time, and I paid about $2.50 in an asian market).
• Fish Sauce: I have been very happy with the asian market brand Viet Huong Three Crabs Brand (there's a white square with 3 green crabs on the center of the label).

SPICY THAI YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• Prepare your ingredients: Pre-cook the potatoes in a bowl covered with water in the microwave (don't cook them too done, since they will finish cooking with the main dish later).Cut boneless, chicken breast into thin strips. Wash and cut onions into cubes.Separate all the pieces.
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• In a wok on medium heat add oil and curry paste. Add 1/3 of the coconut milk. Stir until it forms a thin gravy.
• Add chicken, galangal, lime leaves. Cook for about 5 minute.
• Turn the heat to high, add the rest of the coconut milk, potatoes and onions,fish sauce, sugar, and mix well. Set to boil for about 2 minutes.

THAI YELLOW PORK CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onions and garlic for 2 minutes.
• Add the pork and aubergine and fry for 3-4 minutes until the pork turns creamy white.
• Stir in the coconut milk, lime leaves and curry paste and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the shiitake mushrooms and water chestnuts and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Stir in the soy sauce, fish sauce and basil leaves.
• Serve with plain rice and lime wedges for squeezing over.

THAI GREEN CURRY WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND YELLOW PEPPERS (VEGET

Steps:

• Heat oil in pot over medium heat. Add onion, and sauté 5 to 7 minutes. Add bell peppers, and cook 3 minutes. Stir in curry paste and garlic, and cook 1 minute. Add butternut squash and coconut milk, and bring to a simmer. Partially cover pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Place spinach, cilantro, and basil in blender with 1/4 cup water; blend until smooth. Stir into curry mixture, and cook 1 minute to allow flavors to meld.

THAI SHRIMP WITH YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• in a saucepan, heat oil and cook shrimp quickly. remove shrimp. saute onion, garlic, then add yellow curry paste. saute until fragrant, then add fish sauce and brown sugar.add bamboo shoot strips and cook until water is evaporated. add coconut milk and heat until thickened. add shrimp and heat through, garnish with red bell pepper strips and thai basil.

VEGAN THAI YELLOW CURRY WITH BANANAS AND WHITE BEANS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drop in a cumin seed to test the heat; if it sizzles, it is hot enough. Add cumin seeds and cook until they begin to crackle, about 1 minute. Add bananas and sliced garlic. Cook until bananas are browned on both sides, about 3 minutes. Transfer bananas to a bowl.
• Heat remaining oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook onions until soft and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and butter beans and cook until butter beans are warmed through, about 2 minutes. Add bananas and curry paste. Stir thoroughly, but try not to mash the bananas. Pour in coconut milk and cook on medium-low heat until thickened, about 15 minutes. Add cilantro and cook for 5 minutes more.

THAI YELLOW PUMPKIN AND SEAFOOD CURRY

Steps:

• 1. Skim the thick creamy top off the tin of coconut milk and put it, over medium heat, into a large saucepan or casserole with the curry paste. Let it sizzle and, using a fork, whisk or wooden spoon, beat milk and paste together until combined. Still beating gently, add the rest of the coconut milk, fish stock, fish sauce, sugar, lemongrass, lime leaves and turmeric. Bring to a boil and then add the pumpkin. Cook on a fast simmer until the pumpkin is tender, about 15 minutes, although different sorts of pumpkins can vary enormously in the time they take to cook; some squash take as little as 5 minutes. 2. You can cook the curry up till this part in advance, maybe leaving the pumpkin with a tiny bit of bite to it (it will soften and cook as the pan cools). Either way, when you're about 5 minutes away from wanting to eat, get ready to cook the seafood. 3. So, to the robustly simmering pan, add the salmon and prawns (if you're using the prawns from frozen they'll need to go in before the salmon). When the salmon and prawns have cooked through, which shouldn't take more than 3-4 minutes, stir in any green veg you're using - sliced, chopped or shredded as suits - and tamp down with a wooden spoon. When the pak choi's wilted, squeeze in the juice of half a lime, stir and taste and add the juice of the remaining half if you feel it needs it. Take the pan off the heat or decant the curry into a large bowl, and sprinkle over the coriander; the point is that the coriander goes in just before serving. Serve with more chopped coriander for people to add to their own bowls as they eat, and some plain Thai or basmati rice.

THAI YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• 1. Dry roast coriander and cumin seeds. 2. Broil garlic, shallots, and ginger. 3. Pound ingredients with mortar and pestle until smooth, in the following order: seeds, salt, powder, galangal, lemongrass, ginger, shallots, garlic, shrimp paste

THAI YELLOW CURRY PASTE

Steps:

• Grind all ingredients to a smooth moist paste in a blender, adding a few drops of water to keep the blades turning, if necessary.
• Refrigerate until ready to use. Will last only a few days so use asap.

BEEF IN THAI YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300
• Heat coconut cream with curry paste over low heat, stirring until the curry paste oil separates and rises to the top. Add coconut milk, chopped onions, and cubes of beef. Bring to a boil, then simmer with no cover for 3 hours, or until the beef is tender.
• Add chunks of beef or lamb and onion, and mix well. Add more coconut milk if required to partically cover ingredients. Simmer slowly for 3 hours, until meat is tender.
• Add tumeric, curry powder, fish sauce, sugar, and potatoes, then continue simmering until the potatoes are done - about another hour.
• Serve with rice, fried shallots, and cucumber lightly pickled.

THAI YELLOW CURRY

Steps:

• Open can of coconut milk without shaking it first. Remove the cream/thick part of the milk that has separated from the watery part. Heat the cream in a saucepan until the oil has started to separate from the milk. Add kaffir lime leave, the lemon grass stalk (which I bashed a few times with the handle of a knife to release it's oils), the curry paste from the food processor and heat until fragrant, about five minutes. Add the meat of your choice, my favourite is chicken yellow curry, but I still have a lot of grass-fed beef so I used that tonight. Cook until meat is tender. Add vegetables of choice and cook to your liking. Serve on cauliflower rice and garnish with coriander to serve. Enjoy!