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{{short description|Variety of curry}}
{{distinguish|text = ''[[kaeng lueang]]'', which literally translates to "yellow curry" in English, but is a different dish}}
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| name             = Yellow curry
| image            = Kaeng kari kai.JPG
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = Yellow curry with chicken and potatoes
| alternate_name   = Kaeng Lueang
| country          = [[Southern Thailand]]
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| type             = [[Thai curry]]
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| main_ingredient  = {{hlist|[[cumin]]|[[coriander]]|[[turmeric]]|[[fenugreek]]|[[garlic]]|[[salt]]|[[bay leaf]]|[[lemongrass]]|[[cayenne pepper]]|[[ginger]]|[[mace (spice)|mace]]|[[cinnamon]]}}
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'''Yellow curry''', known in Thai as {{Transliteration|th|rtgs|kaeng kari}} ({{langx|th|แกงกะหรี่|lit=curry curry}}, {{IPA|th|kɛ̄ːŋ kā.rìː|pron}}) is a [[Thai cuisine|Thai]] dish made from [[cumin]], [[coriander]], [[turmeric]], [[fenugreek]], [[garlic]], [[salt]], [[bay leaf]], [[lemongrass]], [[cayenne pepper]], [[ginger]], [[Kaffir lime|makrut lime]], [[Mace (spice)|mace]] and [[cinnamon]]. It is generally milder than other [[Thai curries]], being that it contains less chilli.

==Thai cuisine==
It is one of three major kinds of [[Thai curry]] that are commonly found in Thai restaurants in the West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rachelcooksthai.com/yellow-curry-with-chicken-and-potato/ |title=Yellow Curry with Chicken and Potatoes &#124; Gang Garee Gai &#124; แกงกะหรี่ไก่ |publisher=Rachel Cooks Thai |date=2011-07-15 |access-date=2013-11-25}}</ref> There are other curry types in [[Thai cuisine]], several of which are yellow. Pre-packaged [[curry powder]] of Indian origin is sometimes also referred to as ''yellow curry'' in Western countries but is a different blend of spices from Thai yellow curry. Thai yellow curry, outside Thailand, usually refers to the dish ''kaeng kari''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Punyaratabandhu|first1=Leela|title=Yellow Curry – Kaeng Kari (แกงกะหรี่)|url=http://shesimmers.com/2012/10/yellow-curry-kaeng-kari-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88.html|website=shesimmers.com/|access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref>

Thai yellow curry is most typically served with chicken or beef and a starchy vegetable, most often potatoes, but it can be made with duck, [[tofu]], shrimp, fish, or vegetables and is eaten with [[steamed rice]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thai-recipes-today.com/thai-yellow-curry.html |title=Authentic Thai Yellow Curry with Chicken |publisher=Thai-recipes-today.com |date=2013-09-13 |access-date=2013-11-25}}</ref> or round rice noodles known as ''[[khanom chin]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

==See also==
* [[Thai curry]]
* [[List of Thai dishes]]

==References==
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{{Cuisine of Thailand}}

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[[Category:Thai curries]]