Kaeng Kari Kai (Thai Chicken Yellow Curry)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 171.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	81%	47%
fat	0%	3%
aromatics	166%	17%
acid	26%	0%
sweetener	22%	0%
salt	8%	1%
vegetables and beans	100%	24%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 171 for gravy quality
• #2 of 171 for heat level
• #3 of 171 for richness
• #169 of 171 for depth of browning

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

	1/2 English cucumber
300 g	2 large shallots or 1/2 medium red onion, peeled and sliced thinly lengthwise
15 g	1 green or red jalapeno pepper, sliced thinly crosswise
100 g	1/2 cup granulated sugar
120 g	1/2 cup white distilled vinegar (no substitute)
30 g	2 tablespoons water
3 g	1/2 teaspoon salt
62 g	1/4 cup kari (karee) curry paste (see note)
339 g	1 1/2 cups full-fat coconut milk
454 g	1 pound low-starch, waxy potatoes, peeled (optional) and cut into 2-inch cubes
454 g	1 pound medium yellow or white onions, peeled and cut lengthwise into 6 wedges
34 g	2 tablespoons fish sauce, or to taste
454 g	1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into 2-inch cubes

Method: 5 steps, published by www.seriouseats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“never made yellow curry before, but due to an amazon mixup earlier in the year we have an overload of maesri curry paste cans in the cabinet and i've been working my way through them. i made the curry as directed with the following minor adjustments: used the ” — a cook

“pontare - If the paste and the past alone is in view, then, yes, kari curry paste shares many common ingredients with red curry paste. To say that kari curry paste is essentially red curry paste with turmeric (and, according to my family's recipe a few more dr” — a cook