Panang Curry

We made this for dinner tonight! It was scrumptious! For a serving of 2 we added 1 shallot diced, 10 asparagus cut into one inch pieces, the asparagus replaced the pea eggplant which I don’t know where to buy…the asparagus was perfectly cooked we added the shallots and asparagus with the sauce it cooked perfectly. Delicious!! Thank you! Another 10 out of 10! 💞🇨🇦

PUL Team - July 3, 2025, 5:16 p.m.

So happy to hear this, Trish, love the shallot and asparagus twist! Sounds like such a cozy and delicious dinner 💚

It’s definitely not bad bur I feel like the rice needed some salt, and the pea eggplants were still a bit hard. All in all nice recipe

Hello PUL team,
I don't think I'll be able to find the small aubergines near me but I was wondering; can you substitute them with green olives? I can get normal aubergine, but I was thinking about the bitterness element.
Thanks so much. Can't wait to try this later.

PUL Team - July 24, 2024, 3:58 p.m.

Hey Phillipa! If you can't find pea eggplants, we'd recommend either omitting them or adding in more bell pepper. We haven't tried green olives but we think it wouldn't suit this dish too well. You can always experiment with it though! Just start with a little and add more to taste 🤗

I made this without the Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves. I also omitted peanut butter to the recipe as there are peanut allergies in the family. Despite this the recipe was delicious! I included tofu, peppers, string beans, and a few potatoes to the recipe to bulk it up. I also made some brown rice. I would like to try to find the Thai basil and Kaffir lime leaves to try the recipe as it is intended another time. I am sure it would be even more delicious with those flavor boosting additions.

PUL Team - May 7, 2024, 6:54 p.m.

Mmm sounds incredible, Danielle! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with the panang curry ☺️

This was INSANELY tasty!!!! The next time I might make a few substitutions in order to make it slightly healthier (less oil and fat) and I'll report back when I do. But this was absolutely phenomenal!

I returned back from Thailand recently and this was on my list of new recipes to make. We loved the flavours and colours! I added extra liquid to make it more 'brothy' to soak up the rice and swapped the pea eggplants for carrots. Will definitely be making again!

PUL Team - April 4, 2024, 3:48 p.m.

Welcome back, Charlotte - love it when travels inspire new creations 🥰 so glad that the curry was enjoyed as well!

I love the recipe but for some reason my brown jasmine rice always gets mushy. I cook it for 40 mins. Do you have any advice? Is there less chance of it getting mushy when soaked overnight, and if I do that, is it still the same amount of water that needs to be added? Thanks 🫶❤️

PUL Team - Feb. 7, 2024, 7:13 p.m.

Hey Tina, thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe. Brown rice can get mushy when it's overcooked or if it absorbs too much water during the cooking process. Over-stirring while it cooks can also cause it to become mushy. You could try reducing the amount of water you cook the rice in, and decrease the cooking time a touch. If soaking the rice overnight, you can use even less than a 2:1 water-to-rice ratio. This will also reduce the cooking time by about half :)

This was so creamy and rich in flavour. I love it. Better than most take-out.

This was an absolute knockout meal! We love panang curry but usually got the packets. This was so delicious and easy. We added bok choy since we had some left over from another PUL recipe and it was delicious. This is I’ll be in our regular rotation for sure!

PUL Team - Feb. 2, 2024, 8:07 p.m.

Gosh we're so thrilled to hear that the Panang Curry is being enjoyed, Natalie! A lovely idea to add boy choy too 🙂

The taste is so delicious, rich and so simple to make ! It feels like a restaurent meal ! A big yes !!! I replaced few ingredients like curry leaves, bringel and tomato Italian pasta :)

PUL Team - Jan. 31, 2024, 5:17 p.m.

Woohoo! We're so thrilled that the panang curry was enjoyed, Pauline, thank you! ☺️

Fantastic! Used less coconut milk and substituted with broth. Still tasted great.

Loved all the flavors. I added salt though. Thanks this was fun to try.

This was so delicious! Amazing authentic flavour with the kaffir lime leaves and the Thai basil.

I love panang curry, it's my favourite! I would just like to remind others to be careful when buying the curry paste - while shopping I found out that some versions of panang curry paste contain prawns.

PUL Team - Dec. 8, 2023, 7:38 a.m.

Thanks for the tip, Katarina, it's so appreciated!

Very nice. Perfect serving size. Bit rich (which isn’t a fault of the recipe) just my taste

Delish! My grocery didn’t have everything so I substituted. Veggies I used were red onion, red pepper, eggplant, tofu.

I used red curry paste since we didn’t have what it called for. I felt like I added a new ethnic Thai dish to my repertoire.

PUL Team - Oct. 2, 2023, 4:56 p.m.

Yay we're so happy the curry was enjoyed, Danielle - thank you 🤩

A delicious and savory dish! 🤩 I didn’t see the point of eggplant peas though. Maybe I didn’t cooked them well. Most of them were hard and bitter, some were chewy and tasteless. I ended up putting them aside 😅

PUL Team - Sept. 19, 2023, 6:39 p.m.

Hey there, Angelique, thanks for sharing your experience with the curry! We found that the eggplant peas add a slightly bitter flavour that pairs well with the aromatic spices used in this recipe. They may not be for everyone though 😊

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Panang curry is my fav, I always get it at Thai restaurants near me, but this recipe is truly the best I’ve had in years!!!!!

PUL Team - Sept. 7, 2023, 8:55 p.m.

A huuge compliment, Becca, thank you! :)

Better than thai-takeout, super simple!

Taste amazing.I made it today and it was delicious !!! My whole family loved it and we will definitely make it again.

It would be nice to have the panang curry paste recipe to. Trying to avoid those store bought things with process ingredients 😅

Simple and super tasty. Thank you 🙏

Love it! So incredibly tasty!

Delicious and quick and easy to make. I substituted the pea eggplants for regular garden peas and it turned out beautiful. A new favourite, thank you Sadia!

PUL Team - July 11, 2023, 1:15 a.m.

Thank YOU, Madeleine ☺️

I made this curry today and I absolutely loved it! I love thai food so when I saw this on PUL I just had to try it and I was not disappointed. I will be making this again and again and again. Thank you omg my tummy is so happy rn. Just a qq: I can't find pea eggplants so if I wanted to add more greens, what could I add? 🫶🏼

PUL Team - July 9, 2023, 6:27 a.m.

Hey Aqsa, so happy the recipe was enjoyed! Spinach adds nicely in the one, though you could use any leafy greens on hand 🤗

Loved this recipe! I didn’t have access to the pea eggplants or the kaffir lime leaves but I added Japanese eggplant and spinach and it was so yummy.

Loved it and so easy to make!

Tried it, loved it ! 🔥

Hi Sadia, Thank you so much for this delicious recipe. It was amazing and would love to make it again. But a quick thing here, I replaced cornstarch with rice flour. Not sure if I can do that, but all i got is rice flour, chickpea flour and all purpose flour. So, I had to pick rice flour.

It would be great if you could provide a substitute for cornstarch. Thanks again:)

PUL Team - June 6, 2023, 7:55 p.m.

Hey Bhavya, thanks for sharing your experience with the curry! Rice flour can work in place of cornstarch, so you picked well. Chickpea flour can also provide a similar thickening effect to cornstarch but may impact the flavour of dishes while all-purpose flour can sometimes promote an overly thick consistency. We'll aim to share more substitutes in future recipes where possible 🤗