differrence in curry?

Question

what is the difference between red and green curry?

Answer 1

In Thai cuisine green curry (Thai: แกงเขียวหวาน, literally sweet green curry) is one of the spicier variations of curry. The thickness of the sauce varies with the amount of coconut milk used. The main ingredients are coconut milk, green curry paste, eggplant, sugar, fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves and thai basil leaves.

Its name, "green" curry, is typical of Thai curry dishes, which are frequently identified solely by their color, other common types being yellow curry and red curry.

Typically, green curry paste is made by pounding in a mortar ingredients including: shallots, green chillies, garlic, galangal, fresh turmeric, shrimp paste and salt.

The paste is briefly fried in a wok and coconut milk is added, then the meat and vegetables added along with a pinch of brown sugar. Finally, kaffir lime leaves and thai basil are added just at the end of cooking for fragrance.

Thai green curry can be made with meat, chicken, fish or vegetables and is usually eaten as an accompaniment to rice or round rice noodles known as "khanom jeen".
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Red curry (Thai แกงเผ็ด; IPA: [kɛːŋ pʰet]) (lit: spicy curry) is a popular Thai dish based on coconut milk heated with red curry paste and fish sauce. Depending on the specific dish, red curry dishes may include ingredients such as kaffir lime leaves or peel, Thai eggplant, bamboo shoots, thai basil and some sort of meat such as chicken, beef, pork or shrimp. Tofu or Quorn can be substituted as a vegetarian option. It is worth noting, however, that red curry paste itself almost always contains shrimp paste and is not suitable for vegetarians, although it is suitable for pescatarians.

Although recipes vary by locale, this dish normally has a thick, soup-like consistency and is served in a bowl with a side of rice. In Thailand, red curry is often cooked with Thai eggplant, which can be substituted with eggplant or omitted altogether. Bamboo shoots are also a popular choice.

Red curry paste itself is the core ingredient of a number of other non-related dishes such as Satay and Tod Mun.

Its name, "red curry", is consistent with Thai "curry" dishes, which are frequently identified solely by their color, other common types being yellow curry and green curry. However, the yellow curry is also called gaeng curry (by various spellings), which actually means curry. The other kinds of gaeng, such as red, are also called curry in English, though in Thai it is yellow gaeng that is called curry.

Answer 2

The difference between the two curry. Red curry has alot of tomatoes added. Green curry is very hot because it has alot of green chillie and coriander leaves.

Answer 3

Green curry,is one of the spicier variations of curry. Typically, green curry paste is made by pounding in a mortar ingredients including: shallots, green chillies, garlic, galangal, fresh turmeric, shrimp paste and salt. Thai green curry can be made with meat, chicken, fish or vegetables and is usually eaten as an accompaniment to rice or round rice noodles.

Red curry is consistent with Thai "curry" dishes, which are frequently identified solely by their color.Red curry is often cooked with Thai eggplant, which can be substituted with eggplant or omitted altogether. Bamboo shoots are also a popular choice.

Answer 4

The green curry has a more herbal flavor rather than spice. Not very good explanation but the best I can do. All of the green curry I have had has been hotter han the red. "red" curry comes in a variety of hottness. I guess they all do.

Answer 5

I don't think anything beats a curry from your favourite curry house no matter how hard you try with jars and packets and home made recipes.