PART OF Comfort Food

48 Comforting Curry Recipes

Comfort food can take on many forms. For those who love bold, spicy flavors, there are few things more comforting than a soul-warming plate or bowl of curry. Curry is a catch-all term for plethora of dishes from just as many countries. Our users hail from all around the world and have contributed some of their favorite curry recipes for you to recreate at home. Find that recipe for your favorite curry or try your hand at something entirely new.

Sweet Potato Curry With Spinach and Chickpeas

“This is such a great vegetarian dish, you won't miss having meat at all! The sweet potatoes and chickpeas are so filling and the tomato sauce is so good.”

-Ivansocal

Chicken Curry in a Hurry

“Very good for homemade Indian food! It was just a tad spicy for our tastes, but the flavor was definitely there.”

-JYMINI

Broiled Tilapia With Thai Coconut- Curry Sauce

“I have made this recipe dozens of times and it's always a crowd pleaser. In fact, I try and incorporate this in the rotation at least every other week.”

-srfellner

Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)

“Some of the best butter chicken I've ever eaten! I recommend removing from the heat, stirring in the half and half and yogurt and then returning to the heat; this way it won't curdle.”

-Jonathan Melendez

Slow-Cooker Coconut Chicken Curry

"This recipe is delicious! My family loved it, and I also made it for a teacher's luncheon at my children's school. Several teachers asked for the recipe. It was so easy to prepare yet provided a perfect mix of complex flavors.”

-Linda Lloyd

Rogan Josh

“Great recipe. Easy and foolproof. I added the full recommended chillies and loved it."

-Jack P.

Curry Chicken

“All I can say is yum! Better than the butter chicken from my local Indian restaurant.”

-glowarr

Chicken & Mango Curry

"This recipe is fabulous. I made it exactly as written. Served it over Jasmine rice.”

-MEAN CHEF

Scrumptious Thai Coconut Red Curry

"Oh my! This was absolutely scrumptious indeed! I tripled it and had guests, who all raved about it.”

-butterzbetter

Broccoli Dal Curry

"Wow! Easy and delicious. I didn't even have the right spices. It's still awesome.”

-vlseno

Ground Beef Curry

"This recipe was easy to make and tasted great (better the next day). Great meal for company. Great for freezing for another meal too!”

-trick

Weight Watchers-Style Chicken Curry

“Made this last night with a couple tweaks and was delicious. Doubled recipe for family.”

-Kathy H.

PF Chang's Coconut Curry Vegetables

“We really enjoyed this for dinner. I doubled the sauce and added some Sriracha to the sauce.”

-Lucky in Bayview

Thai Curry Mussels

"Absolutely delicious! Served this as part of a dinner club menu and wow!”

-roth55

Shrimp & Coconut Curry With Green Beans

"Was fun to make my own curry and it was very good! Be sure to buy peeled and deveined shrimp. I didn't think about it and it was a process to peel and devein two and a half pounds of shrimp!"

-Victoria v.

Slow-Cooked Chicken Curry

“Just made it and loved it! Make your rice and sauce with coconut milk!”

-sales

Slow-Cooker Potato and Legume Curry

"Delicious and dead-easy to make. I gave samples to three people at work and they each wanted the recipe, which is always a good sign.”

-stingo

Chicken Tikka Masala

"This recipe is my favorite Indian recipe so far. It's just like the chicken tikka masala at my favorite Indian restaurant, and that's a first.”

-kimdtran80

Cauliflower & Tomato Curry

"This is the curry for me these days! I served this alongside some grilled chicken breast and had a cool cucumber and dill salad on the side.”

-Mirj2338

Best Chicken Curry

“I thought it was excellent — nice balance of spices and not too hot.”

-Christina d.

Winnipeg Chicken Curry

“This was great. It was really quick, too. I used some chicken that I had already cooked the day before and it turned out very tasty.”

-soursugar

Carol's Curried Lentils

“I’ve made this many time and always turns out great! Wouldn't change a thing. Makes great leftovers.”

-Hot Cooking Mama

Mutton or Goat Nihari

“Nihari is a deliciously smooth, flour-thickened stew with slow-cooked mutton (goat) and a myriad of spices. This recipe takes a long time to cook but is easy to put together.”

-Ashima G.

Slow-Cooker Massaman Curry

“Can you ever go wrong with beef and potatoes? I don't think so. This was really rich and spiced and a hit with our family. We made the massaman curry paste ourselves and it is tasty!”

-LimeandSpoon

Chiang Mai Curry Noodles

“Delicious! I substituted veggies for the meat and it turned out great. I think I might try using rice noodles next time.”

-Lucky in Bayview

Panang Beef Curry

“Fantastic recipe! The beef was tender and the spice level was just right. It makes a great and fun weeknight dinner.”

-Probably This

Indian Lamb Curry

“Did not think this was going to be so great but it turned out amazing! Really delicious. I cooked it in the pressure cooker and used coconut cream; it was even better after two days.”

-Juliechristo

Indian Cheese & Peas Curry

"I just finished making this tonight. My first time making any kind of Indian food. Can't wait to have the left overs for lunch tomorrow!”

-Reggies Mom

Eggplant & Potato Curry

“We thought this was a nice, easy-to-make, hearty curry.”

-Dr. Jenny

Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

"It turned out wonderful. I loved the taste.”

-Karen B.

Vegetarian Panang Curry

"This is awesome. The peanut butter is very subtle and the lime sticks out, which I love. I've made versions of this for years but I think this is my favorite!”

-Chef Kirsten 1

Urmila's Baked Potato & Eggplant Curry

"This was really good! I love Indian food and this was very Indian tasting.”

-Enjolinfam

Barbados Shrimp Curry

“I halved the recipe and used an Anaheim pepper and uncooked shrimp instead. This is probably the best curry recipe I've tried so far.”

-mrchefmag

Cauliflower & Red Lentil Curry

“This is delicious! We'll definitely make it again.”

-Paris D

Bengali Fish Curry

This is a traditional fish curry from the state of West Bengal in India, where the city of Calcutta is situated. The spices in this curry are completely different from those used in Punjabi and other North Indian dishes that are more commonly found in the West.

Bengali Shrimp & Coconut Curry

“Very good and such a nice change of pace from the usual curry. I loved the mustard flavor in the dish, although I did not have mustard oil so I just combined peanut oil with some stone-ground mustard.”

-rpgaymer

Peanut-Coconut Chicken Curry

“We all enjoyed every bite. I cut the recipe in half and used an additional teaspoon of curry as I did not have any Thai seasoning.”

-Debbwl

Ghurka Chicken Cardamom Curry

"My British husband and I loved this curry! It is light but so fragrant thanks to the cardamom. Highly recommended!”

-wooder1958

Pork & Apricot Curry

"Very good. Will make again. I realized too late that my coconut cream had expired so I used heavy cream and a splash of coconut extract.”

-swissms

The Hottest Curry of All

"The spice combination is perfect and exactly what I was looking for. I used six habanero peppers, which was just about right for us. Just wanted to point out that you really can use any kind of meat or poultry and it'll be great.”

-Devora

Kenyan Ground Round Curry

“This was good. I used canned tomatoes and added the juice with the water.”

-Charmie777

Kerala-Style Green Bean Curry

"One of the best green bean dishes I ever had! I used some more curry leaves (about 20 I think) because I wanted to use them up, and I like their flavor very much. Will definitely make this again.”

-Mia in Germany

Keralan Lamb Curry

“The end result was worth all the time and effort. So many new flavours and spices.”

-anomdo

Japanese Curry

"Delicious. Made per recipe except made it vegan, so subbed margarine, left out chicken and put in edamame. Kids inhaled this. Will definitely do this again.”

-joop9182

Jamaican Goat Curry

"Amazingly tasty recipe! I followed the recipe and was just amazed at how delicious it is.”

-basya

Malaysian Fish Curry

"This was spicy and delicious! My first Malaysian curry. I followed the recipe almost exactly except I didn't notice that it called for fish curry powder when I made my shopping list but I managed to find a recipe for Malaysian fish curry powder on the internet.”

-Yuzuiro

Balinese Pumpkin Curry

“We’re not massive fans of really spicy food so this dish was perfect as it’s not too hot. Most of the ingredients are readily available in the U.K., but in case you struggle to get hold of any we’ve added substitutes, which should work just as well.”

-hello

Pakistani-Style Okra Curry

"A very nice dish! Favors were subtle and I think the leftovers were even more tasty than the first time around.”

-Aram5262

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