Thai curry

Thai yellow curry with vegetables, meat and fruit

Main dishes

A wok curry: firm vegetables stir-fried with yellow curry paste, diced meat, coconut milk, and kaffir lime leaves, followed by the addition of softer vege…

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This is a very flexible German recipe, where you choose your vegetables based on what’s in season. The fruits added at the end provide a touch of sweetness that balances the spiciness of the curry.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpan
  • Estimated cost$7.62 $1.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.36
  • $0.68
  • $0.54
  • $2.87
  • $1.23
  • $0.78
  • $0.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the vegetables and chop them into pieces, but not too small. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the meat into 1.5 to 2 cm cubes. ≈ 8 min
  3. Finely chop the leaves of the kaffir lime tree. ≈ 8 min
  4. Heat a little oil in a large wok and add 1 teaspoon of curry paste.
  5. First, cook the hard vegetables (potatoes, beans, carrots) while keeping them firm.
  6. Add the meat and cook it until the edges turn white; it will finish cooking in the coconut milk.
  7. Pour in the coconut milk and add the kaffir lime leaves. ≈ 3 min
  8. Season with fish sauce, and if desired, a little soy sauce, sugar, and salt. ≈ 2 min
  9. Once the curry has come to a boil, add the tender vegetables. ≈ 3 min
  10. Cut the fruits and add them towards the end of cooking: firmer fruits a little earlier, and softer fruits just before serving. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Thai yellow curry with vegetables, meat and fruit

  • 3 to 4 carrots$1.36
  • 2 vegetables of your choice: ½ head of cauliflower, 3-4 potatoes, 1-2 bell peppers, 2-3 zucchini, 200-300g of beans, ¼ of celeriac, ½ daikon, 1-2 leeks$0.68
  • Choice of fruits: banana, mango, apple, pear$0.54
  • 500 ml of coconut milk$2.87
  • yellow curry paste$1.23
  • Fish sauce$0.78
  • A little bit of oil$0.16

Total$7.62

that's $1.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 carrots
  • 2 vegetables of your choice: ½ head of cauliflower, 3-4 potatoes, 1-2 bell peppers, 2-3 zucchini, 200-300g of beans, ¼ of celeriac, ½ daikon, 1-2 leeks
  • Choice of fruits: banana, mango, apple, pear
  • 500 ml of coconut milk
  • yellow curry paste
  • Fish sauce
  • A few leaves of kaffir lime
  • 200 to 300g of diced meat
  • A little bit of oil
  • soy sauce, sugar, and salt (optional)

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