Takeout Kit

Thai Crab Curry

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  • Servings4
  • Time25 min
  • SkillEasy
  • Spice LevelAdjustable

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This Thai Crab Curry recipe takes your taste buds straight to the beaches of Krabi, Thailand. This region in southern Thailand is famous for its crab population, but the city got its name Krabi from the Thai word for sword, after an ancient sword was discovered there. This authentic Thai food treat features luxurious crab, fragrant jasmine rice, and yellow curry spiced with turmeric, cumin, fenugreek, and fennel! This popular recipe is ready in just 25 minutes. Enjoy the flavors of Thailand's southern islands with this savory meal.

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Drink Pairings: Thai iced tea or pale lager

Dinner Music: Spotify playlist Top 100 Thai Song 2019

What You'll Need

Cook It Right: Teak Spoons

Teak spoons and spatulas that will not scratch your pan, plus the wax that keeps them going for years.

  • Zulay Kitchen 9-Piece Teak Utensil Set
    Why this one: the full drawer in one purchase. Teak is dense and oily enough to resist water, which is why it outlasts the pale wooden spoons that fuzz up and split after a season.
  • Teak Spatula Set of 4 for Nonstick Pans
    Why this one: if you only buy one thing here, buy this. Long handles, thin edges, and nothing that will scratch a carbon steel wok or a nonstick pan. The slotted spurtle is the one you will reach for every day.
  • Clark's Cutting Board Wax with Beeswax
    Why this brand: this is the answer to take care of these spoons and they will last for years. Mineral oil and beeswax, twice a year, wiped on and buffed off. Skip it and even good teak goes grey and rough. It is eight dollars of insurance on everything above.
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Supplies & Suggestions

  • Recommended Protein: crab.
  • Basic Cooking Supplies: pots, pans, a cooking spoon, prep bowls or cups, measuring cups and spoons, a can opener, etc.
  • Drink Pairings (optional): Thai iced tea or a pale lager.

Customer reviews

From customers of our Thai Crab Curry kit, 2016–2020. We no longer sell the kit, but the recipe on this page is free.

4.6 out of 5 · 20 reviews

  • Really good!

    This meal is very tasty and simple in flavor. Easy to make and we enjoyed trying something new! We are crab lovers so more crab would have been ideal for us. The flavor was simple but good.

    Gennell O. · June 2020

  • Delicious but a tad sweet for me

    This was delicious but I typically don’t like a lot of sweetness in my food. It’s just a preference and not a knock on quality of the meal. It was extremely easy to make, smelled amazing, had this creaminess to it from the coconut milk and was leveled up by adding some spice to it. Definitely worth trying!

    Zalina · May 2020

  • Yum Yum Yum

    This was easy to make a really tasty. The curry flavor was right on. I’ll be ordering this one again.

    Tina S. · March 2020

  • Another amazing kit

    These kits are amazing. Easy to use and full of flavor. So glad for our monthly subscription. The Thai Crab Curry is outstanding.

    Stephen B. · September 2019

  • Absolutely Delicious!

    also, easy & quick to make. Children can help prepare the meal because the instructions are clear, ingredients well packed and labeled. It can easily feed a family of 4, with leftovers! Kits is so attractive, I've sent it as presents.

    Drue M. · June 2019

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  • Great Kit

    Great Kit

    Jared W. · June 2020

  • Amazing

    Beautiful flavors easy to make

    Zarabeth H. · March 2019

  • Excellent!

    Super simple excellent dish. My fiancée was impressed!

    Daniel T. · March 2019

  • So good and so easy to make!!!!

    Loved this meal. Quick and easy to make. Will definitely order this one again.

    Jenn B. · January 2019

  • Exactly as advertised - a pleasant surprise

    As this was our first experience with a meal service, we were curious about exactly how easy and tasty it would be. We love Thai food, so this would be a challenge.

    The package arrived, and we decided to try it in a few days. Beautifully crafted, it looked like something from a high-end store. Instructions were clear with photographs to add clarity. No fuss, no stress. Followed the easy steps and smelled the wonderful spices of Thai cooking. The ad said four servings, and we found that to be true.

    The dish was delish, preparation was easy, and cleanup was minimum. We will definitely be trying other meals soon. Being able to order meals individually was a bonus that encouraged us to try Takeout Kit first. We are glad we did.

    Dennis C. · January 2019

  • Easy and authentic

    Lovely easy meal

    Christine G. · December 2018

  • Fast Mild Curry

    We really enjoyed this curry It was super easy to prepare. I was very impressed by the green beans. When I first saw the green beans in the package I was leery. But they re hydrated beautifully and were very good. This a mild curry so everyone in the family was able to enjoy it. My husband added Thai chili flakes to get the heat he wanted. One note I can never get rice to turn out when I cook it on the stove so I used the rice cooker. The rice cooker takes longer therefore my curry was ready about 10 minutes before the rice was. If you use a rice cooker, you may want to start the rice earlier so that it will be ready when the curry is.

    Joanna M. · December 2018

  • Crab curry

    This is a very mild curry. Even our 3 year old can handle it. I like it more than my husband does. It’s very simple to prepare (the easiest of the kits I’ve tried I think) and quite enjoyable.

    Jenny · July 2018

  • Not My Thing

    I was excited to try this kit. I usually LOVE "anything curry" but this dish did not impress me at all. In fact, I feel like I wasted my money because after eating a few bites I threw the rest out. I read the other reviews which were all 5 stars. Perhaps, I am an anomaly but I just did not like this dish at all. I can't really pinpoint but it just had a funny taste. I really hate to write a negative review but I wanted to be honest. I wrote excellent reviews for the Butter Chicken and Burmese Curry Noodles. I'd like to add that this particular review should not dissuade others from ordering. Clearly, most people loved it.

    Terri D. · July 2018

  • Quick, Easy, and Tasty

    This meal was very easy to prepare and quite delicious. Since it was 4 servings and we have only 2 people in our household, I had leftovers for lunch. It heated up quite well the next day in the microwave.

    Pamella G. · June 2018

  • Delicious red curry!

    I loved this kit even though I've often not liked other crab curries--it's that good! We tried the red curry version while the yellow curry was out of stock, but I didn't have any issues with the level of spiciness (I did however skip the extra chili flakes). It was super simple to make and the quality of the crab meat was excellent. The green beans worked perfectly for me, but there were too many of them for my husband (who doesn't enjoy green beans the way I do). We also needed more rice for the leftovers (my South Asian husband like a lot of rice with his curries), but it was easy to make more from our pantry.

    Christine C. · January 2018

  • Yummy, Quick and Convenient!

    Last night I felt both hungry and lazy. I'd been out of town over the weekend so there were no leftovers in my fridge. :( I was so happy when I remembered my Takeout Kit!

    The curry was delicious. I added some Thai chilies, which I always keep in my freezer, to make it extra spicy. I would have preferred to add some fresh green beans, too, because I like adding fresh ingredients, but the green beans at the grocery store were sad and shriveled.

    I was very happy with this dish and I will definitely order it again.

    Please be aware that this is a very mild curry, so if you like it spicy, you'll want to add extra chilies.

    Kilie L. · October 2017

  • Thai Crab Curry

    Love the new options but please don't phase out the Thai crab curry! I can't wait to have it again!

    Lacey S · July 2017

  • Phenomenal!

    My husband and son are learning to cook and made this tonight. The preparation was simple and quick, and the resulting meal was delicious! It wasn't too salty, the flavors were full and balanced, and it the portions were generous. It fed four (one of whom is a small child), with three of us going back for seconds. There was also no waste; even the rice was perfectly portioned for the meal! My son said it was so yummy he didn't need dessert! Ha! We will definitely be buying this again!

    Jenai M. · January 2017

  • YYYUUUMMMM... So good

    We had the Thai crab curry last night and what fun we had preparing the meal. everything was included and the timing was perfect... YYYUUUMMMM... So good. I can't wait to make the Chana Masala that we have on the shelf for another time

    Steve B. · April 2016