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Massaman Curry Recipe

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Sweet Simple Vegan · sweetsimplevegan.com · 2025 · 4-6 Servings

Against 95 massaman curry recipes

More sugar than 82% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 95 massaman curry recipes, per can of coconut milk.

  • More sugar than 82% of recipes: 21 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 7.7 g, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Curry paste in the middle half of recipes: 28 g per can of coconut milk against the typical recipe's 48 g.
Curry paste: 28 g, 30th percentileMeat, fish or tofu: 200 g, 31st percentilePotatoes: 227 g, 37th percentileOnions: 55 g, 53rd percentilePeanuts: 9 g, 42nd percentileFish or soy sauce: 16 g, 49th percentileTamarind or lime: 24 g, 74th percentileSugar: 21 g, 83rd percentileCurrypasteMeat, fishor tofuPotatoesOnionsPeanutsFish orsoy sauceTamarindor limeSugar
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (22)

  • 1 block (16 oz) extra-firm tofu, pressed≈ 400 g
  • 2 tablespoons oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 white onion, chopped≈ 110 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 3-4 tablespoons massaman curry paste≈ 56 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander≈ 0.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon cumin≈ 1.1 g
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon≈ 0.7 g
  • 2 cans full-fat coconut milk≈ 800 g
  • Optional: ½ cup water≈ 119 g
  • 1 lb yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1” pieces454 g
  • 2 large carrots, sliced≈ 144 g
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar≈ 41 g
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce≈ 32 g
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter≈ 18 g
  • 1 tablespoon Thai tamarind paste≈ 17 g
  • Juice of 1 lime≈ 30 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.

  • 3 tablespoons oil, for frying≈ 41 g
  • Optional; 2 kaffir lime leavesn/a
  • ¼ cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped≈ 36 g
  • Chopped cilantron/a
  • White ricen/a

2 cans, 800 gin all 2253 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per can of coconut milk

Grams per can of coconut milk, and where that falls among all 95 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Curry paste28 g · 30th percentile
  • Meat, fish or tofu200 g · 31st percentile
  • Potatoes227 g · 37th percentile
  • Onions55 g · 53rd percentile
  • Peanuts9 g · 42nd percentile
  • Fish or soy sauce16 g · 49th percentile
  • Tamarind or lime24 g · 74th percentile
  • Sugar21 g · 83rd percentile

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