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Top Thai Chicken Curry Recipes!

Best Chicken Curry from the Thai Kitchen

By Darlene Schmidt, About.com

These Curry Chicken recipes are simple to make and brimming with taste! If you have a food processor, blendor, or chopper, you can quickly make homemade curry chicken that tastes like it came from your favorite restaurant. As a bonus, homemade curry is much healthier and also fresher tasting than packaged curry sauces or pastes. So check out these delicious chicken curry recipes - everything from classic yellow curry to green curry and red curry - they're all here!

1. Special Thai Lime Leaf Chicken Curry

Lime Leaf CurryD.Schmidt
This Thai spin on classic green curry recipe is exquisitely Thai in taste, flavor, and texture. Made with lime leaf as well as lime juice, the curry paste is extremely aromatic and dark green in color. It is similar to classic Thai green curry, but also delightfully different. If you like Thai flavors, you'll love this unique curry!

2. Classic Thai Green Curry Chicken

Thai Green CurryD.Schmidt
This delicious Thai green curry is made quickly & easily in your wok. You'll love its true Thai taste and all the various layers of flavor. ENJOY!

3. Easy Red Curry Chicken

Thai Red Curry Chicken with Eggplant, Tomato, & Red Bell PepperD.Schmidt
Green, Yellow, and Red - the three colors of the most popular Thai curries. There are many versions of red curry - two others are included on this list (see "Jungle Curry" and "Penang Curry" below). What makes Thai red curry red? Chili, of course! So if you like spicy, you'll love this red curry chicken recipe. Like yellow and green Thai curries, red curry easy to make, fragrant, and healthy too. As a bonus, this red curry is very easy to make. ENJOY!

4. Thai Jungle Curry

Thai Jungle Curry (in a coconut!)D.Schmidt
If you like chicken curry, try my Thai Jungle Curry, which is based on a famous dish from Chiang Mai. Spicy and layered with flavor, this curry is a splendid variation of red curry, but with the addition of a few key ingredients. While Jungle Curry is usually made with wild meats (which most Westerners would have trouble obtaining and stomaching), here I've created my own version using chicken. I've also replaced the original broth with a little coconut milk, which I find adds more thickness and flavor to the sauce. Note that Jungle Curry can also be made with pork or other red or wild meats of your choice. ENJOY!

5. Thai Northern Curry Chicken

Thai Northern Curry ChickenD.Schmidt
This Northern Thai Curry Chicken recipe combines the best of Indian and Thai cuisines. So if you like Thai food and Indian curries, you'll love this warm and flavorful dish. Plus it's as easy as a cassarole to make, and all the herbs and spices make it extremely healthy. Unlike a lot of northern Thai dishes, I've added coconut milk to this curry recipe, resulting in a creamy curry sauce you'll find to be very sumptuous. Enjoy!!

6. Penang Chicken Curry

Penang Curry ChickenD.Schmidt
Penang Curry can be made with either beef or chicken, according to your preference. Named after a state in northern Malaysia, this special curry dish carries with it flavors and aromas of distant places (you'll find references to Malaysia as well as India and Burma). With its homemade combination of spices and fresh herbs, my Penang curry is super healthy, and the red vegetables such as tomatoes and red bell (or sweet) peppers add extra vitamins, flavor, and texture to this wonderful dish.

7. Easy Yellow Curry Chicken

Easy Thai Yellow Curry ChickenD.Schmidt
This classic Thai curry is easy to make and delicious too. The addition of turmeric (plus garlic and ginger) means it's extra healthy. Quickly create the curry sauce in your food processor or blender, then add it to a few chicken pieces plus some potatoes and veggies. Place in the oven to bake, and voila! - you have a classic Thai Yellow Curry Chicken dish that makes a perfect dinner any night of the week. Enjoy!

8. Indonesian-style Rendang Chicken Curry

Indonesian-style Rendang Chicken CurryD.Schmidt
Indonesian cuisine has always been influential in Thai cooking. One of the more popular Indonesians dishes in Thailand and throughout Asia is Rendang Chicken or Beef Curry. Rendang is considered a "dry" curry, which means the sauce is simmered down to a minimum. Because it is so distilled, the sauce sticks to the meat, making this dish one of the most flavorful I have ever tried. And its wide variety of spices make it extremely healthy. If you like curry, you'll love Rendang - guarenteed!

9. Yellow Thai Chicken Curry

Yellow Curry ChickenD.Schmidt
This classic yellow chicken curry is simmered with potatoes in a rich curry sauce that is made with curry powder plus a few other key Thai ingredients. Similar to a curry you might buy on the streets of Thailand, yet it is delicious (and beautiful) enough to serve guests. ENJOY!

10. Massaman Chicken Curry (with Coconut Rice)

Thai Massaman Curry ChickenD.Schmidt
Massaman Curry is a popular dish from the south of Thailand. Its flavors are indicative of Malaysian curries, with warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. Added to this mixture are lemongrass, red chili, plus cumin and coriander seeds cooked together in coconut milk for a fragrant, rich-tasting curry. Serve this fantastic chicken curry with coconut rice plus a cold lager for a complete Thai treat (recipe included)!

11. Classic Thai Green Curry Chicken, step by step

Classic Thai Green Curry ChickenD.Schmidt
Try this easy recipe for Thai Green Curry Chicken and discover a taste sensation! No wonder it's Thailand's most famous curry. Serve Green Curry Chicken for dinner, or impress your friends by bringing it to your next potluck or party. Fragrant and sumptuous, this curry is sure to impress. Also very healthy and nutritious. Enjoy! (Note: if you don't like the step-by-step format, just follow the link to the simple one-page version.)

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