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    Home » Curry

    Thai Yellow Chicken Curry

    Posted: Mar 12, 2020 · Updated: Sep 8, 2020 by Tonje

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    This delicious Thai yellow chicken curry recipe with potatoes is creamy and full of flavor. Made in less than an hour it's an excellent weeknight dinner option.

    Chicken curry in a bowl with rice and cilantro.

    Jump to:
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 💭 Top tips
    • 🥗 Side dishes
    • 🍲 Leftovers
    • 📋  Frequently asked questions
    • 🍴   More curry recipes
    • Recipe

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    🥘 Ingredients

    For this recipe you will need Thai yellow curry paste, garlic cloves, vegetable oil, onions, coconut milk, chicken breast fillets and potatoes.

    For some reason Thai yellow curry paste is a lot harder to find in store than red and green curry paste. I get mine on Amazon.

    🔪 Instructions

    Peel the potatoes. Dice chicken and potatoes in bite sized pieces, slice the onions and chop the garlic finely.

    Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot. Add the curry paste, and saute for a few minutes to allow the flavors to develop.

    Then, add the garlic and onions and saute for 2-3 minutes.

    Add half the coconut milk, and bring the curry to a boil. Add diced chicken and the remaining coconut milk, and bring the curry to a boil again.

    Reduce it to a low temperature, add the potatoes and water, and cover the pot with a lid.

    Leave the curry to simmer on low until the potatoes and chicken has cooked through. The potatoes should be soft enough to push a fork through with little resistance. Optionally add salt to taste, then serve the curry hot.

    💭 Top tips

    • Thai yellow chicken curry can be quite spicy. If you want a milder version, try using less curry paste!
    • Don't rush the first step of sauteing the curry paste. This is how all the flavors are developed.

    🥗 Side dishes

    Thai curries are typically served with coconut rice. You can also serve it with roasted or stir fried vegetables on the side.

    🍲 Leftovers

    Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months.

    Reheat the leftovers before serving.

    A bowl of chicken curry and rice, with a large pot of Thai curry and more rice in the background.

    📋  Frequently asked questions

    Can you make Thai yellow curry vegetarian? - Absolutely. Substitute chickpeas and vegetables for the chicken for a filling vegetarian version of the dish.

    Is yellow Thai curry spicy? - Thai curries are usually spicy. You can make it less spicy by reducing the amount of curry paste.

    Can I add other vegetables? - Yes. Try adding sliced peppers, Thai basil, sweet potatoes, sugar snap peas or cauliflower for a variety of veg.

    🍴   More curry recipes

    • Chickpea and halloumi curry
    • Vegan Thai green curry
    • Chicken and eggplant curry
    • Egg curry
    • Butternut squash curry

    Recipe

    Thai Yellow Chicken Curry

    This delicious Thai yellow chicken curry recipe with potatoes is creamy and full of flavor. Made in less than an hour it’s an excellent weeknight dinner option.
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    Created by: Tonje
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 35 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dinner, lunch, Main Course
    Cuisine Thai
    Servings 6
    Calories 493 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 2 lbs chicken breast fillets (1 kg)
    • 28 oz coconut milk (800 ml)
    • 200 g yellow curry paste
    • 2 small onions
    • 1 cup water
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

    Instructions
     

    • Peel the potatoes. Dice chicken and potatoes in bite sized pieces, slice the onions and chop the garlic finely.
    • Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot. Add the curry paste, and saute for a few minutes to allow the flavors to develop.
    • Then, add the garlic and onions and saute for 2-3 minutes.
    • Add half the coconut milk, and bring the curry to a boil. Add diced chicken and the remaining coconut milk, and bring the curry to a boil again.
    • Reduce it to a low temperature, add the potatoes and water, and cover the pot with a lid.
    • Leave the curry to simmer on low until the potatoes and chicken has cooked through. The potatoes should be soft enough to push a fork through with little resistance.
    • Optionally add salt to taste, then serve the curry hot.

    Notes

    Can you make Thai yellow curry vegetarian? – Absolutely. Substitute chickpeas and vegetables for the chicken for a filling vegetarian version of the dish.
    Is yellow Thai curry spicy? – Thai curries are usually spicy. You can make it less spicy by reducing the amount of curry paste.
    Can I add other vegetables? – Yes. Try adding sliced peppers, Thai basil, sweet potatoes, sugar snap peas or cauliflower for a variety of veg.

    Leftovers

    Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months.
    Reheat the leftovers before serving.

    Top tips

    • Thai yellow chicken curry can be quite spicy. If you want a milder version, try using less curry paste!
    • Don’t rush the first step of sauteing the curry paste. This is how all the flavors are developed.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 493kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 36gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 197mgPotassium: 904mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 5295IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 6mg
    Keyword chicken curry, yellow curry
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