Best 6 Tropical Curry Recipes

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Immerse yourself in the tantalizing world of tropical curry, where vibrant flavors dance on your palate and exotic aromas fill the air. Embark on a culinary journey to discover the secrets of creating this delectable dish, a harmonious blend of sweet, savory, and spicy notes that will transport you to a tropical paradise. Explore an array of tropical ingredients, from succulent fruits like mango and pineapple to aromatic spices like turmeric and lemongrass. Unleash your creativity and experimentation as you explore different variations of this versatile dish, from creamy coconut-based curries to fiery red curries. Whether you prefer mild or bold flavors, vegetarian or seafood-based options, this guide will equip you with the knowledge and inspiration to craft the perfect tropical curry that will leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

TROPICAL CURRY CHICKEN SALAD



Tropical Curry Chicken Salad image

With a hint of curry, tropical fruits, and sweet coconut, this will become the only chicken salad you ever use! Serve on salad greens if desired. You can add bow-tie pasta to make this a pasta salad.

Provided by caitiebmore

Categories     Salad     Curry Salad Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups cubed, cooked chicken
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon curry powder, or more to taste
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
2 large firm bananas. sliced
½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
¾ cup salted peanuts

Steps:

  • Place chicken and celery into a large bowl. Combine mayonnaise and curry powder in another bowl; add to chicken mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
  • Add pineapple, oranges, bananas, and coconut before serving; toss gently. Sprinkle with peanuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 619.4 calories, Carbohydrate 38.9 g, Cholesterol 50.3 mg, Fat 46.1 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 17.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 425.5 mg, Sugar 27.3 g

TROPICAL RED CURRY SHRIMP WITH COCONUT RICE



Tropical Red Curry Shrimp With Coconut Rice image

I was inspired to create this dish after dining Placencia, Belize at the Maya Beach Hotel (mayabeachhotel.com). This is my attempt to recreate their Sassy Shrimp Pot. Nothing beats dining there in person, but I'm happy with my attempt to copy them. The tart, sweet, salty and spicy collide in this tropical inspired shrimp dish. It's a little fusion of Caribbean and Southeast Asian. My measurements are approximate, and please adjust to your liking.

Provided by BajaVilla.com

Categories     Mango

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

20 tiger shrimp
7 ounces coconut milk
1 large mango, cubed
2 cups pineapple, cubed
4 small plantains, cubed
2 tablespoons macadamia nut oil
14 ounces coconut milk
1 teaspoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon red curry paste (or to taste)
1 cup fresh cilantro
1 cup white rice
1/2 cup water
7 ounces coconut milk

Steps:

  • shell the prawns and marinate in the fridge with coconut milk.
  • Prepare rice just like you usually do, but substitute half the water with coconut milk.
  • Heat up curry sauce ingredients except cilantro over low heat, stirring until all ingredients are consistent.
  • Add washed cilantro, stems and all into the sauce for flavor.
  • remove cilantro before serving.
  • Slice all the fruit into bit sized pieces.
  • Get a stainless steel saute pan very hot and add macadamia nut oil (olive or peanut oil would probably work fine too).
  • Let oil get smoking hot.
  • Add fruit and swirl it around occasionally to prevent from sticking.
  • Allow fruit to caramelize (singe and turn brown on the edges, about 5 minutes) bringing out the sugars.
  • Push fruit to the edge of the saute pan.
  • Add shrimp and marinade in the center.
  • Cook one side of shrimp to desired doneness (depends on the size of the shrimp).
  • Mix up the fruit and shrimp in the pan, partially deglazing the pan using a wood spoon or spatula.
  • Cook to desired doneness.
  • Serve in wide bowls with a scoop of rice, followed by shrimp and fruit stir-fry, and then sauce over the top.
  • Enjoy your meal with a Belikin beer and plan your next vacation to Belize that includes a stop at the Maya Beach Hotel.

TROPICAL CURRY



Tropical Curry image

This is a lovely curry, full of meat and fruit. It is unusual but oh so yummy. It's always best eaten the next day. It comes from Indonesia, where the lady that gave me the recipe says she makes it up and then sits it on her windowsill for a day for the flavours to meld. I like to eat it straight away, but leftovers are definitely better. I hope you enjoy it :)

Provided by Kristine L.

Categories     Curries

Time 3h

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons butter
2 onions, diced
1 banana, sliced into bite sized pieces
750 g steak, cubed
1 green apple, roughly chopped
1 cup pineapple chunks in juice, drained
2 tablespoons sultanas
1 tablespoon lemon juice
600 ml pineapple juice
2 tomatoes, diced
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon fruit chutney
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Steps:

  • Melt butter in a large saucepan and sauté onions, apple, banana, tomatoes and curry powder for approximately 10 minutes.
  • Add the meat and brown well.
  • Add flour and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  • Add all the pineapple juice and the chutney, stirring well.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
  • Add the pineapple pieces, coconut, sultanas and lemon juice.
  • Simmer for a further 30 minutes.
  • Serve over rice, Enjoy !

Nutrition Facts : Calories 532, Fat 30.2, SaturatedFat 13.7, Cholesterol 95.2, Sodium 116.4, Carbohydrate 41.4, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 28.6, Protein 25

TROPICAL BEEF CURRY RICE WITH CONDIMENTS



Tropical Beef Curry Rice With Condiments image

I created this dish when I was about 20 living in Okinawa and it is our very favorite curry. Okinawa is sub-tropical with beautiful beaches and no doubt the climate and the people inspired me to come up with this colorful one dish curry. If you are looking for authentic curry then this is not it. It's not Japanese curry either. What makes this dish so tasty besides the mild curry sauce is the addition of condiments of choice. You can use almost anything including cut up mango, papaya, pineapple, tomatoes, cucumber, toasted peanuts or pine nuts, chopped green onion, pepper, and shredded boiled eggs. This is our favorite curry!

Provided by Rinshinomori

Categories     Meat

Time 1h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 24

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices in syrup, cut in bite size pieces, reserve juice
1 -2 egg, boiled and shredded
1 tomatoes, cut in bite size pieces
1 cup cucumber, thick julienned
3 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, julienned
1/4 cup pine nuts or 1/4 cup peanuts, roasted
2 slices bacon, chopped
1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 medium apples, shredded or 1 medium apple, chopped finely
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup raisins
2 -3 tablespoons pineapple juice
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper
1 1/4 cups beef broth (or 2 beef bouillon cubes mixed with 1 1/4 c water)
1/4 cup curry powder
1 cup milk
white rice, cooked

Steps:

  • Put all the condiments on a large platter or individual serving bowls. Reserve juice from pineapple for sauce.
  • In a deep frying pan, heat 1 T oil on medium heat and saute bacon, onion, garlic and apple. Turn down heat to low and continue cooking until onion is translucent, approximately 10 minutes.
  • Add ground beef and brown the meat using wooden spoon breaking up the meat. Cook until meat is browned. Add flour and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes more.
  • Add raisins, pineapple juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt, tomato paste, beef stock or bouillon cubes with water, curry powder, pepper to taste and cook for 2-3 minutes on simmer.
  • Add milk and continue cooking on simmer for another 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened a bit and fragrant.
  • To serve - place about 1 C either short or medium grained cooked rice on plate and ladle curry sauce over the rice. Scatter all the condiments or let the guests scatter condiments of their choice.

TROPICAL ASIAN CURRY PASTE



Tropical Asian Curry Paste image

Provided by Ming Tsai

Categories     main-dish

Time 15m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 cup peeled, chopped fresh tumeric (can substitute with 2 tablespoons ground tumeric)
1/4 cup peeled, chopped galangal
1 cup cilantro stems
1/2 cup peeled, chopped garlic
3 stalks lemon grass, chopped, white part only
1/2 cup fish sauce (3 Crab brand)
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 cup peeled shallots
1/2 cup toasted Thai bird chiles
5 tablespoons, coarse ground coriander seed
2 tablespoons toasted, coarse ground cumin seed
2 tablespoons toasted, coarse ground black peppercorn
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 cups peanut oil (could substitute with canola oil, but the taste is far superior with Lion & Globe peanut oil)

Steps:

  • Using a food processor and a sharp metal blade, puree the tumeric, galangal, cilantro, garlic lemon grass and lime juice. Make sure a smooth puree is achieved. Add shallots, chiles, spices and salt. While pureeing, drizzle in the oil. Check for seasoning. Can store in refrigerator and will hold at least 2 weeks.

TROPICAL ASIAN CURRY NOODLES WITH ROCK SHRIMP



Tropical Asian Curry Noodles with Rock Shrimp image

Provided by Ming Tsai

Categories     main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 3 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup curry paste, recipe to follow
2 tablespoons coconut milk
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 pound rock shrimp, rinsed and drained
1/2 pound shanghai egg noodles, blanched and refreshed
1 cup chopped garlic chives
1 cup bean sprouts
1 red bell pepper, julienned
2 heads bok choy, julienned
1 cup snow peas or snap peas, blanched and refreshed

Steps:

  • In a hot wok, add curry paste, coconut milk, juice and fish sauce and mix well. Add shrimp and quickly cook, about 1 minute. Add noodles, chives and vegetables and mix well, being careful not to overmix. Check for seasoning and serve hot.

Tips:

  • Use fresh ingredients whenever possible. This will give your curry the best flavor.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment. There are many different ways to make a tropical curry, so feel free to add your own personal touch.
  • Garnish your curry with fresh herbs and vegetables. This will add color and flavor to the dish.
  • Serve your curry with rice or bread. This will help to soak up the delicious sauce.
  • Pair your curry with a glass of wine or beer. This will help to enhance the flavors of the dish.

Conclusion:

Tropical curries are a delicious and easy way to enjoy the flavors of the tropics. They are perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special occasion dinner. If you are looking for a new and exciting way to enjoy curry, give one of these tropical recipes a try.

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