Thai Yellow Curry (from scratch!)
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A fragrant Thai yellow curry made from scratch with homemade curry paste, featuring potatoes, carrots, bamboo shoots, and shrimp in a creamy sauce. Complex, aromatic, and balanced.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 10 dried red chillis ((~6cm/2.5" long), chopped into 1cm / 0.5" pieces (Note 1))
- 1 - 4 fresh birds eye chillis (, deseeded, roughly (1 for extremely mild, 4 for fairly spicy, Note 2))
- 2 lemongrass stems ((Note 3))
- 1 large or 2 small eschalots (, roughly chopped (~ 1/2 cup) (Note 4))
- 2 tbsp fresh turmeric (, finely grated (about 2cm / 0.8" piece) (Note 5))
- 2 tbsp galangal (, finely grated (about 2cm / 0.8" piece) (Note 6))
- 8 cloves garlic (, roughly chopped)
- 1 1/2 tbsp Thai shrimp paste in bean oil ((Note 7))
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek powder ((Note 8))
- 1/8 tsp white pepper ((sub black))
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil ((or canola or peanut oil))
- 1 medium potato (, peeled, cut into 2.5cm / 1" pieces x 1cm/ 0.4" thick (Note 9))
- 1 small carrot (, peeled, sliced into 5mm / 0.2" slices on the diagonal)
- 1 cup chicken stock (, low sodium)
- 300 ml / 10oz coconut cream ((Note 10))
- 4 tsp fish sauce (, plus more to taste (Note 11))
- 5 tsp white sugar
- 2 tsp tamarind puree ((Note 12))
- 350g / 12oz prawns/shrimp (, medium, peeled, tail on optional (700g/1.4lb unpeeled) (Note 13))
- 1/2 cup bamboo shoots (, canned, drained, loosely packed (Note 14))
- 16 Thai basil leaves ((highly recommended, Note 15))
- 1 Red chilli (, finely sliced (optional, use large for not spicy))
- 2 tbsp Crispy fried shallots ((optional, store bought, Note 16))
- Jasmine rice
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 60M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 699mg
- Total sugar
- 13g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1260mg
- Calcium
- 139mg
- Iron
- 7mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 699MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.