Curries

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa

Salomie

A South African roti wrap filled with curry, meat, and chips, a Cape Town and street staple. A national and Cape Malay classic, hearty and savory, a street and comfort dish

🇰🇭Cambodia

Samlor Kari

សម្លការី

Coconut milk curry with chicken, sweet potatoes, lotus roots, and carrots in a milder kroeung paste than Thai curries, served with rice or rice noodles.

🇰🇭Cambodia

Saraman Curry

សារ៉ាម៉ាន់

Rich beef curry of the Cham Muslim community, made with coconut milk, roasted peanuts, and a kroeung paste that includes cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Sayur Lodeh

Vegetable curry in coconut milk with various vegetables, jackfruit, and tempeh, creamy coconut broth with tender vegetables and balanced flavors, a Malay staple

🇮🇳Gujarat, India

Sev Tameta

સેવ તમેટા

A Gujarati curry of tomatoes topped with crispy sev. It is sweet, tangy, and spicy.

🇲🇺Mauritius

Seven Curries

Sept cari

A banana-leaf meal of rice ringed by seven vegetable preparations — pumpkin, calabash, black gram, potato, aubergine, beans and a chutney — eaten by hand at Hindu weddings and prayers.

🇬🇾Guyana

Seven Curry

An Indo-Guyanese Hindu feast of seven different vegetarian curries—pumpkin, callaloo, eggplant, eddoe, breadnut, mango, potato and chickpea—served on a water lily leaf with rice and puri.

🇮🇳India

Sindhi Karhi

سنڌي ڪڙهي

Gram-flour and tamarind gravy roasted until nutty, then simmered with drumstick, potato, okra and carrot and served with plain rice.

🇷🇪Reunion

Smoked Pork Rougail

Rougail Boucané

A type of curry made with smoked pork (boucané); tomato-based sauce with chili, spices, and ginger; a Reunionese classic; similar to sausage rougail but with smoked pork; served with rice; a TasteAtlas-listed must-try; the smoked pork rougail of Reunion.

🇸🇧Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Tuna Curry

Solomon Islands tuna curry cooks fresh or canned tuna with coconut milk, onion, garlic, ginger, and chili, usually served with rice or root crops.

🇱🇰Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Sour Fish Curry

අඹුල් තියල්

Tuna cubes cooked dry with black pepper and goraka, a sour dried fruit, until the pieces are coated black and keep for days without refrigeration.

🇧🇩Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Sour Fish Curry with Thoikor

টইকর টেঙা

Fish cooked in a thin, sour gravy with thoikor, a small bitter Sylheti citrus, and green chilli, with almost no oil.

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Chicken Curry

කුකුලස් මස් කරි

Chicken on the bone simmered in coconut milk with roasted curry powder, pandan, curry leaf, cinnamon and tomato until the gravy is thick and reddish.

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Dhal Curry

පරිප්පු

Red lentils cooked soft in coconut milk with turmeric, curry leaf, pandan and green chilli, finished with a tempering of fried onion and mustard seed.

🇮🇳India

Vatha Kuzhambu

வத்தக் குழம்பு

A tangy tamarind-based curry from Tamil Nadu made with dried vegetables. It is spicy and served with rice.

🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vincentian Curried Goat

Curried Goat

Goat meat curried with local spices, onions, and potatoes; a popular dish in Saint Vincent; reflects the Indian influence on the island's cuisine; served with roti or rice; the curried goat of Saint Vincent; a Caribbean-Indian fusion; a hearty, spicy main dish.

🇮🇳Goa, India

Vindaloo

विंदालू

Goan meat is marinated with vinegar, garlic, and spices, then cooked into a sharp, hot curry.

🇮🇳Goa, India

Xacuti

शाकुती

Goan meat or poultry is cooked with roasted coconut, poppy seed, and a complex spice blend.

🇮🇳Jammu and Kashmir, India

Yakhni

यख़नी

A Kashmiri yogurt-based meat curry, mild and aromatic, from the wazwan tradition.

🇹🇭Thailand

Yellow Curry

แกงเหลือง

Mild, turmeric-rich Thai curry with coconut milk, chicken or beef, potatoes, and onions.

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Young Jackfruit Curry

පොලොස් ඇඹුල

Unripe jackfruit boiled and then cooked down in roasted curry powder, goraka and coconut milk until it goes dark and meaty.