23 Curry Recipes That Go Beyond The Bowl

Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova1/233-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 Nardi2/23Crispy Curry-Roasted Chickpeas
These spicy and crunchy chickpeas make a crowd-pleasing snack to serve with cocktials.
3/23Green 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 Nilsson4/23Curried 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 Anderson5/23Red 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 Pick6/23Curried Cauliflower and Potato Salad
Serve this smoky curried salad with sliced chicken or sandwiches.
Photo by Vanessa Stump7/23Coconut 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 Boone8/233-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 Hampton9/23Grain 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 Lau10/23Curried 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 + Munk11/23Chickpea 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 Sacks12/23One-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 Holmes13/23Thai 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 Lee14/23Home-Style Chicken Kebat
Served with a side of plain jasmine rice, chicken kebat is Burmese home cooking at its simplest.
photo by Antonis Achilleos15/23Spicy 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 Nilsson16/23Massaman 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 Lowe17/23Panang 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 + Munk18/23Sweet Potato Curry
This one-dish wonder grants you immunity from even the most gluten-averse, meat-abstaining, fat-conscious houseguests.
Photo by Jonathan Gregson19/23Chickpea 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 Gabriel20/23Hummus & 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 Spungen21/23Golden Cashew-Curry Brittle
Curry in dessert? Sure! The addition of curry powder gives this sweet brittle a spicy kick.
Photo by Peden + Munk22/23Curried 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 Yarvin23/23Scottish 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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