Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe

A rich one pot meal made with a fresh ground Thai curry paste tossed with creamy brown rice and vegetables.

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Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe
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Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe is a recipes that is created from the flavors of Thai yellow curry paste. In this recipe the spice mixture is freshly made and then tossed over the rice to create a complete one pot meal which can be enjoyed as a perfect Sunday lunch meal with your loved ones.  The fragrance the flavor binds together to create this beautiful rich coconut rice.

Serve the Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe as a one pot meal for a Sunday Lunch or eat it along with Rice Paper Vegetarian Spring Rolls Recipe (Healthy Summer Rolls). 

If you are looking for more Thai recipes here are some : 

  1. Vegetarian Thai Green Curry Recipe
  2. Vegetarian Pad Thai Recipe
  3. Vegetarian Thai Red Curry Recipe

Cuisine: Thai
Course: Lunch
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

60 M

Total in

75 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

    For Thai curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 tablespoon Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1 tablespoon Dry ginger powder
  • 1 tablespoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 2 teaspoons Red Chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
  • 2 teaspoons Fennel seeds (Saunf)
  • 2 teaspoons Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Mace (Javitri)
  • For Rice
  • 2 cups Jasmine Rice
  • 1 cup Coconut milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil
  • 1 Onion , diced
  • 1 Red Bell pepper (Capsicum) , sliced thin
  • 10 Gawar Phali (Kothavarangai / Cluster beans) , chopped into half
  • 1 inch Ginger , minced
  • 1 Stalks Lemongrass , fresh minced
  • 2 cloves Garlic , minced
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon Jaggery
  • Salt , to taste
  • Thai basil leaves , for garnish

How to make Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe

  1. We begin making the Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe by boiling  milk and 1 cup of water in a sauce pan.

  2. In the meantime roast the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns and cinnamon sticks slightly. Once that is done grind it along with the rest of the ingredients in a mixer to a smooth paste.

  3. Add this paste along with rice and bring it to a boil. Cook till the rice till it becomes soft and cooked. In the middle when the rice start to absorb all the moisture add the lime leaves and lemon grass.

  4. In another pan, heat oil and saute the onions,ginger, garlic, bell peppers and cluster beans . Cook till it is soft and crunchy.

  5. Add these vegetable to the rice along with jaggery. Give it stir and make sure the rice does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Once the rice cooked taste for salt and season it well.

  6. At the end drizzle some lime juice and serve 

  7. Serve the Thai Yellow Coconut Curry Rice Recipe as a one pot meal for a Sunday Lunch or eat it along with Rice Paper Vegetarian Spring Rolls Recipe (Healthy Summer Rolls).