The differences between Thai and Indian Curries.

I often ask myself this question, and until today I never thought to ask Google what it thought. So I got myself some answers, and now I'm presenting them to you:
  • Yogurt vs. Coconut Milk. While southern India may sometimes have coconut milk, India as a whole pretty much is yogurt based when including a "creamy" element, whereas Thailand goes for their treenut milk of choice.
  • Herbs vs. Spices. Thai curries consist mainly of kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, and fish sauce. Green curries include Thai basil; yellow curries include turmeric; red curries include red chili peppers. Indian curries consist mainly of hard spices, such as cardamom, cumin, black and yellow mustard seeds, fenugreek, and asafoetida. Both regional curries use ginger and garlic.
  • Fried vs. Roasted. With fresh herbs, oftentimes they are stir-fried in order to release their aromatics. With the hard spices, roasting is needed. Both types of cooking release very different flavors.
  • Main ingredients. Beef is almost completely missing from Indian curry, unless you're having British-Indian, Pakistani-Indian, or Japanese curry (which uses a lot of the same base ingredients). Thai curry typically favors seafood. Both will use rice and grains to accompany, though Indian curry will also include lentils and peas.
And now you know!

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