A mild tasty curry mix that is ideal with chicken and seafood especially in Thai and Asian dishes where yellow curry is a staple ingredient.
Thai curries are famous for the sublime aromatic flavors balancing sweet, tart, savory and spiciness. This Yellow Curry is one such magnificent example, with its rich yellow color and a heady combination of herbs and spices.
Yellow Curry is the mildest of all curries and tastes like herbs and spices. The main ingredient in Yellow Curry is turmeric, giving Yellow Curry an earthy taste a delicious flavor and a bright color.
Most people serve yellow curry with coconut milk or yoghurt, making it a creamy sauce and leveling out the spiciness even more. It is popular mixed with vegetables and chicken and served over rice or made into a seafood stew.
Once cooked, yellow curry has a smooth and silky texture and makes a delicious "Captain's Curry".
A Lowcountry Classic?
Journalist Sam Sifton wrote in the New York Times Magazine that country captain is "a dish you'll find in Charleston and Savannah and throughout the Lowcountry that surrounds them, in restaurants and home dining rooms alike. Made correctly, it captures exactly that moment of excitement you feel when first arriving in the region from far away: a sense that everything really is different in the South, that it is the one last, true regional culture in the United States."
Almost everyone who has written about the recipe in any depth has correctly identified that its origins are Indian and that it eventually made its way to the South. How it got there, though, is the tricky part.
Botanical Name | Natural spice blend |
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Common Names | Yellow Curry, Captain Chicken Curry Powder |
Flavor | Yellow Curry |
Contains | Turmeric (Alleppey), coriander seed, paprika, turmeric (Madras), cumin, fennel, ginger, cassia, chili, cardamom. |
Application | Use in Thai and Asian dishes when yellow curry is called for. |