Why does curry call for coconut milk? I'm making it for

Flavour, and it makes a nice thick sauce.

>>723302580
So it thickens it.up?

>>723302497
Use less than the recipe specifies unless you want to be chubby like Indians.

Tastes creamy and delicious, plus adds texture. You don't need it,but I love it in my curry (been working on an eggplant curry recipe for the past few months)

>>723302497
It provides some soothing texture when the spices explode out your ass...

>>723302954
Fucking this. If you're not using coconut milk, you're not making a curry dipshit.

>>723303138
wtf is wrong with white people?

>>723302497
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+fucking+hard+is+it+to+use+Google%3F

>>723302497
you should try wapanese curry it is easier to make and it tastes better in my opinion because it has a more delicate flavor

>>723302497
Capsicum (the thing in chilis that causes the "heat") is not water soluble. So drinking water if you've done the Ghost Pepper challenge is a waste of time.

It is fat soluble though. So anything dairy will ease the heat sensation. Milk, or better yogurt is the best thing for stupid bastards that eat a Reaper pepper.

By putting coconut milk, or cream, in a curry, you're getting the taste of the chili, but not so much of the heat.

>>723302497
Softens the harsh spicy flavor with sweetness and gives the end result a smoother texture. Not necessary, but a solid addition IF you know what you're doing.

OP i like to put little little bit of sake in it, it rly aids to that taste that is ONLY IF you make it with coconut milk ofc, try it!

>>723303864
this here. This is also why raita exists.

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>>723303330
>posting a link instead of a gif
fuck off

ITT: White People.

Thai Curry requires coconut milk for a major part of the flavor. Otherwise it just tastes like garlic anus.

>>723302720
the fat in coconut milk metabolizes differently than normal fats so its not as bad as, say, cooking oil.

use lite if your concerned

>>723302497
It's a sweet mixture that adds a twist on curry, it's a thickening agent as well

>>723302720
>coconut milk makes you chubby
shut up retard

>>723304446
>Thai curry
that's clearly Indian curry

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>>723302497
>making it for the first time
It never really tastes like curry unless you use fenugreek leaves, which you usually have to find at an ethnic food market.

>>723305029
Like, it does
Try swapping regular milk for coconut milk and eating that shit for breakfast every day

>>723305351
Thanks anon