23 Curry Recipes That Go Beyond The Bowl

- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova1/23
3-Ingredient Curried Chicken Thighs
An easy baked chicken dinner—made with curry powder and yogurt—doesn't have to be complicated or time-consuming.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food and prop styling by Ali Nardi2/23
Crispy Curry-Roasted Chickpeas
These spicy and crunchy chickpeas make a crowd-pleasing snack to serve with cocktials.
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Green Curry Pork Tenderloin
Prepared green curry paste gives this simple, dinner party–worthy dish tons of complex flavor in very little time.
- Photo by Marcus Nilsson4/23
Curried Meatballs
Tender Indian-spiced beef meatballs in a creamy tomato curry sauce will warm you from head to toe.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson5/23
Red Curry Noodle Bowls with Steak and Cabbage
Have half an hour? That’s all you need to make Thai-inspired curry noodle bowls (with steak!).
- Photo by Aubrie Pick6/23
Curried Cauliflower and Potato Salad
Serve this smoky curried salad with sliced chicken or sandwiches.
- Photo by Vanessa Stump7/23
Coconut Zucchini Noodles and Spiced Meatballs
Zucchini "noodles" keep this fragrant curry soup gluten-free. The spiced lamb meatballs are just as good in a wrap or on a salad.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone8/23
3-Ingredient Curry Grilled Chicken Wings
Fragrant, complex curry powder and creamy, tangy yogurt create a tenderizing marinade for these easy grilled wings.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton9/23
Grain Bowl With Spiced Squash, Mushrooms, and Curried Yogurt
No squash? No problem. This rice bowl—which was developed for our #cook90 initiative—can be made with all sorts of roasted vegetables (and, for that matter, any kind of grain).
- Photo by Alex Lau10/23
Curried Yellow Split Pea Soup with Spiced Coconut
Top this Madras curry–perfumed soup with earthy-sweet spiced coconut chips for a warming vegetarian dinner.
- Photo by Peden + Munk11/23
Chickpea Sundal
Serve this light snack warm, room temp, or cold; just make sure you give it a generous dose of acid and salt.
- Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks12/23
One-Pot Curried Cauliflower with Couscous and Chickpeas
A warming stew of quick-cooking lentils, pearled couscous, and canned chickpeas topped with tangy lime yogurt, crunchy sliced almonds, and fresh herbs.
- Christina Holmes13/23
Thai Chicken Curry
This rendition of a classic Thai curry gets its flavor from jarred yellow curry paste. Our favorite brand? Trachang. You can find it at most Asian supermarkets.
- Photo by John Lee14/23
Home-Style Chicken Kebat
Served with a side of plain jasmine rice, chicken kebat is Burmese home cooking at its simplest.
- photo by Antonis Achilleos15/23
Spicy Curry Noodle Soup with Chicken and Sweet Potato
Pro Tip: Make this soup's flavorful broth a day ahead. The rest of this simple recipe comes together in about 30 minutes.
- Marcus Nilsson16/23
Massaman Chicken
While this deeply-flavored curry tastes like it took all day to make, it can be finished in under three hours with the help of store-bought curry paste.
- Photo by Jason Lowe17/23
Panang Vegetable Curry
Homemade Panang curry paste (sounds complicated—it isn't) is the spicy backbone of this velvety vegetarian curry from southern Thailand.
- Photo by Peden + Munk18/23
Sweet Potato Curry
This one-dish wonder grants you immunity from even the most gluten-averse, meat-abstaining, fat-conscious houseguests.
- Photo by Jonathan Gregson19/23
Chickpea Curry with Roasted Cauliflower and Tomatoes
Quickly toasting the curry powder with this recipe's other aromatic ingredients intensifies the flavor of this take on the Indian classic chana masala.
- Jean-Pierre Gabriel20/23
Hummus & Curried Cauliflower Tartine
Don't have curry powder or paste on hand? No problem. Make your own by blending spices—in this case turmeric, cumin, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
- Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott, food styling: Susan Spungen21/23
Golden Cashew-Curry Brittle
Curry in dessert? Sure! The addition of curry powder gives this sweet brittle a spicy kick.
- Photo by Peden + Munk22/23
Curried Chicken Sandwich
Get ready to take your lunch game to the next level by elevating the chicken sandwich with a buttermilk-based curry brine. Simply grilled will never be enough again.
- Photo by Brian Yarvin23/23
Scottish Rabbit Curry
Okay, rabbit is a traditional meat and curry is a classic sauce, but who knew they went together? Of course, in curry-crazy Britain, you shouldn't be surprised. Traditionally, this dish is called a Scottish curry, but it's really just a British rabbit stew with curry added.

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