37 Curry Recipes For When Nothing Else Will Do

Curry lovers of the world, spice up your life (with these 37 recipes). It's what the Spice Girls (and Future You) would want.
Marcus Nilsson1/37Curried Meatballs
Meltingly tender meatballs paired with a silky-smooth sauce. What's not to love?
Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Stevie Stewart, Prop Styling by Gerri Williams2/37Thai-Style Fish Curry
Low effort, big flavor, and ready in under an hour.
Shay Harrington3/37Shrimp Curry with Chickpeas and Cauliflower
This is the perfect weeknight dinner because it requires very little maintenance and doesn’t take long to put together.
Laura Murray4/37Curry-Poached Chicken With Rice and Scallions
Easy, flavorful, and healthy. A poached chicken miracle!
Alex Lau5/37Coconut Beef Curry
There's a time for a 20-ingredient, four-hour curry, and it's not 5 p.m. on Tuesday. This shortcut version yields a hearty crowd-pleaser.
Laura Murray6/37Chicken Curry Laksa
A creamy, flavorful noodle soup that you'll crave all year—the secret's in the laksa paste.
Alex Lau7/37Vadouvan-Roasted Cauliflower with Harissa Chickpea Curry
Hearty but never heavy, this is a vegetarian entree that will have you all, "Meat, who?"
Aya Brackett8/37Rintaro's Beef Curry
The deep, satisfying flavor in this home-style stew makes it one to add to your fall-winter arsenal, now and forever.
Alex Lau9/37Curry-and-Coconut-Milk-Grilled Pork Skewers
The little bits of fatback add an extra layer of deliciousness.
Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott10/37Chickpea and Eggplant Curry With Mint Chutney
The ingredient list for a curry can be a little daunting with all those spices, but the technique isn’t very far from a pasta sauce: you just toast the whole spices and then move on to a sort of sofrito of onion, garlic, and ginger. From that flavor base, you add tomatoes and whatever veggies you desire. At the end, a quick chutney, really just a rough chopped blend of herbs and coconut, gives the stew a bright pop of flavor (the way a few torn basil leaves make that tomato sauce sing).

Marcus Nilsson12/37Massaman Chicken
Let this Thai takeout favorite find its natural place at the head of your dinner table.
Alex Lau13/37Lemongrass Curry with Shrimp
This all-purpose weeknight green curry recipe has great flavor complexity for how quick it is to make.
ALEX LAU14/37Pad Prik King
This vegetarian Thai curry is less spicy and more fragrant than you might expect.