Homemade Yellow Thai Curry with Mango and loaded with veggies s a delicious curry served with sticky rice / Jasmine Rice as a complete meal
Yellow Thai Mango Curry and some nostalgia..
Today’s post is somewhat of a nostalgic post from our trip to a Bangkok a few years ago. We have been quite fond of Thai cuisine and the husband prefers Asian cuisine next to Indian with continental / cheesy dishes coming a distant last. I don’t share his penchant for Asian but have developed a liking for Thai cuisine in particular probably coz the veggies dishes feature ginger, chillies , pineapple and certain other tropical ingredients. Another Asian inspired dish is this quick 20-min Vegan Pad thai that is slowly emerging as a family favourite 🙂
Like mango for instance.
This dish takes us back to our short trip where , starved for vegetarian food, we had this little little cafe (almost a hand cart) selling this fragrant mango - coconut curry with sticky rice. Even the rice smelt a tad strange and when I told the vendor so, she said she had used the local sticky rice.
But having no other go, we downed this rice - curry combo feeling happy to have discovered a bowl of vegetables that finally made sense without any fish / oyster sauce 🙂 I also remember my husband teaching me how to eat with chopsticks & his grin while I struggled to get a hang of that. I was browsing through my trip photos album and suddenly this memory from Bangkok popped and I landed on this vegan and GF recipe from Minimalist baker and it tasted almost exactly the same taste. I am glad to have made this before the Mango season ended here...
Making some subtle changes, I made a portion just enough for two and my neighbour who I shared this with rather loved the curry - rice combo. Next time perhaps (& before the mango season melts away), I am sure to make jasmine rice or sticky rice with this. The short grained rice that I served this with fit the bill but I have a feeling it might go well with sticky rice better.
You can play around with most Asian veggies but I used what I had. Having conquered the Thai Green Curry and now thisYellow Thai curry, the next destination is the Red curry which is the husband’s favourite .
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Prep time - 20 Mins ; cook time - 15 Mins ( serves 2~3)
Ingredients needed to Thai Yellow Mango Curry
- 2 cups Veggies (I used a mix of cabbage, zucchini, baby corn, broccoli, bell peppers, shallots, carrots) - all equally cut
- ½ cup Thin coconut milk
- ½ cup Thick Coconut milk
- ⅔ cup Mango (Ripe,sweet mango cubes)
- 2 tablespoon Peanut oil
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 tablespoon Coconut sugar (sub with palm sugar)
- 1 Thai green chilly
- 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1.25 teaspoon Salt (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli Thai paste
- 10 cashews (Roasted , salted).
- 1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
- ½ teaspoon garlic (minced)
How make Yellow Thai Mango Curry
PIN FOR LATER
- In a wok, heat oil. Sauté shallots, ginger garlic till onions slightly turn translucent.
- Add all the veggies, turmeric , salt and sauté till they are cooked ⅔ of the way yet have a bite
- Now to this add ¼ cup of water,ed Thai paste, palm sugar , chillies and slightly simmer till veggies are almost cooked.
- Now lower the flame , add the mangoes, coconut milk and simmer for 2-3 Mins.
- Finish with roasted cashews and lemon juice. Finish with Thick coconut milk and switch off the heat.
- Rest for at least 30 mins for the flavours to seep in
- Serve warm with any sticky rice or steamed white / brown rice.
Yellow Thai Mango Curry with Rice | Vegan and GF
Equipment
- Pots and Pans
- Spice Grinder
Ingredients
- 2 cups Veggies I used a mix of zucchini, baby corn, broccoli, bell peppers, shallots, carrots - all equally cut
- ½ cup Thin coconut milk
- ½ cup Thick Coconut milk
- ⅔ cup Mango Ripe,sweet mango cubes
- 2 tablespoon Peanut oil
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 tablespoon Coconut sugar sub with palm sugar
- 1 Thai green chilly
- 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1.25 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli Thai paste
- 10 cashews Roasted , salted.
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- ½ teaspoon garlic minced
Instructions
- In a wok, heat oil. Sauté shallots, ginger garlic till onions slightly turn translucent.
- Add all the veggies, turmeric , salt and sauté till they are cooked ⅔ of the way yet have a bite
- Now to this add ¼ cup of water, red Thai paste, palm sugar , chillies and slightly simmer till veggies are almost cooked.
- Now lower the flame , add the mangoes, coconut milk and simmer for 2-3 Mins.
- Finish with roasted cashews and lemon juice. Finish with Thick coconut milk, mix in lightly and turn off the flame
- Rest for at least 30 minutes for the flavours to seep in
- Serve hot with any sticky rice or steamed white / brown rice.
Harini R says
Very interesting blend of vegetables and I thought you would use raw mango :). Shall try this out soon.
Sandhiya says
I too love thai cuisine especially vegetarian dishes and the flavors they used in their cuisine are awesome. This yellow curry sounds so flavorful and delicious. Love to have it with some rice .
Priya Suresh says
Simply love Thai foods especially their curries. Yellow curry looks absolutely delicious and definitely fingerlicking goodness.
vaishali sabnani says
Wow ! The yellow curry sounds fantastic ! It reminds me of Fajetha , the Gujju mango curry . Let me give this a try soon , I am
Already craving to eat some ! Lovely flavors , Kalyani .
Srividhya says
I love Thai cuisine as well. The intense flavors always mesmerizes me. Love this yummylicious Yellow Thai curry. Same pinch I went with the word yellow as well for Y
Preeti says
Perfectly done.. looks tasty.
Pavani says
That is such a delicious Thai curry. Love the addition of sweet mango in there. It must have tasted awesome.
Sharmila kingsly says
Thai curry is one of my fav dish.. Looks beautiful ..Love to have it with some rice!!
cookingwithsapana says
Thai curries are my favorite but I wonder why I haven't tried making them at home. This mango Thai curry looks so rich and tasty and I am bookmarking it to try soon.
Gayathri Kumar says
This curry looks delicious. The mango must add a distinct flavour to the curry. Rice and curry sounds like a wonderful combination..
Srivalli says
Thai mango curry looks fantastic!..the first time I had thai it was the Red curry and it almost tasted like our own cuisine. I am yet to try other dishes..
Unknown says
wow anything with mango in it is just fantastic , this mango curry looks so delicious kalyani !! I would love to relish it with some steamed rice..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
I have made yellow curry before but have never thought of using mango. What a great choice!
Suma Gandlur says
Most of the times, our idea of 'vegetarianism' is not on the same lines with those who are not familiar with it, even in a country like America built with immigrants. An innocent sounding vegetarian soup has chicken broth most of the times as the base and the seller wouldn't even realize that the particular base is not veg/vegan friendly.
The Thai curry sounds flavorful and colorful.
Padmajha says
The curry with vegetables looks really delicious.Yes, most of the South Asian dishes have some sort of seafood sauce and makes it unsuitable for us. Lucky you guys found something as delicious as this!
Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says
One of the most flavourful thai curries i have tried ever.
I love the fragrance of mango works with thai curry base.
Kalyani says
so glad you could try this, Seema
Archana says
I am so sorry that I will have to wait for the next mango season before I can make this delicious Thai curry. Simply love the flavours here and bookmarking it. Thanks.
Kalyani says
awesome ! do try it next season...