These hearty slow cooked curries make the perfect filling family dish come dinner time. Whether you love the cool, coconutty flavours of an authentic Thai beef curry or prefer to spice things up with a chilli Indonesian rendang. And here, we’ve gathered all the classics cooked low and slow to really let the flavours develop. There’s everything from slow-cooked massaman to an authentic beef xacuti and slow-cooked butter chicken.
All the slow-cooked curry inspiration you need to turn out a winning dish, every time.
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Slow cooker chickpea and sweet potato curry
This vegan curry recipe is perfect for chilly nights. It’s an easy chickpea curry made with sweet potato and a korma curry paste.

Slow-cooker lamb madras
Put your slow cooker to good use with this rich slow-cooked curry recipe.

Slow-cooker beef korma
Come home to a delightfully fragrant beef curry.

Coconut beef curry
Perfect for dinner tonight.

Slow-cooked red pork curry
This simple Thai curry creates big flavours with little effort thanks to the slow-cooker.

Slow-cooker pork and lemongrass curry
Hearty, warming and packed full of flavour, this delicious pork and lemongrass curry is the easiest way you’ll make an authentic Asian style curry at home. Simply pop all the ingredients in the slow-cooker, and let the magic happen.

Slow cooker butter chicken
The cream is swapped for raw cashews in this twist on butter chicken.

Panang lamb curry
This slow-cooked curry is packed with peanut goodness for a creamy and nutty flavour you’ll love.

Old-fashioned curried sausages
This one’s been a regular on dinner tables for decades, though with some debate over peas and sultanas! We sit squarely in the ‘all is welcome’ camp!

Chicken, lentil and pumpkin curry
This slow-cooked curry is divine served with a dollop of yoghurt and warm chapatis.

Slow-cooker chicken tikka masala
This slow cooker chicken tikka masala recipe creates a richly flavoured curry with tender chicken. Best of all, you barely need to lift a finger!

Slow-cooker lamb & eggplant curry
A rich, fragrant and warming slow-cooked lamb and eggplant curry that will melt in your mouth.

Red curry lamb shanks
Spice up dinner tonight with these juicy and succulent red curry lamb shanks – full of delicious Asian inspired flavour, this dish is sure to become a family favourite!

Slow cooker peppered pork curry
Spice up dinnertime.

Red pork with lychee curry
This hearty red pork and lychee curry is perfect for any night of the week- delicious and satisfying.

Split pea and capsicum curry
This delicious split pea and capsicum curry is packed full of flavour, and is sure to be a family favourite.

Lamb, kumara and almond curry
Enjoy this hearty and nourishing lamb, kumara and almond curry on a winter’s night.

Lamb masala
This popular marinated Indian curry is slow-cooked to perfection, producing tender lamb and aromatic, spicy flavours able to ignite the senses at any time of year. Heighten with naan bread and basmati rice or try it specifically as a winter warmer.

Massaman lamb and pumpkin curry
You’ll need to cook 1 cup jasmine rice. Note

Lamb and baby eggplant curry with cashew and coconut
A rich, fragrant lamb and baby eggplant curry with cashew and coconut.

Baltic lamb and rice meatballs
Make sure the meatballs are completely submerged in the liquid during cooking. To freeze; complete recipe to end of step 2. Pack into freezer-proof containers, leaving a 2.5cm (1 inch) space to allow for expansion. Seal, label and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat in a saucepan or microwave […]

Creamy vegetable and almond korma
This is a mild curry. For more heat, serve curry with some sliced fresh red chilli to sprinkle as desired. You can serve this curry with naan bread and plain yoghurt, if desired. Suitable to freeze at the end of step 1. Note

Okra curry
This recipe serves 4 as a vegetarian main meal with rice, but you can also serve it as part of an Indian banquet to serve 8. Okra, also known as lady fingers, is a green, ridged, oblong pod with a furry skin. While native to Africa, this vegetable is used in Indian, Middle-Eastern and southern […]

Slow-cooker red pork curry
A fragrant red curry with slow-cooked pork that will melt in your mouth.

Massaman curried sausages
A twist on the classic curried sausages recipe.

Lamb shank and spinach korma curry
Tender buttery lamb in a rich korma curry.

Tamarind and coconut pork curry
Fresh curry leaves and fenugreek seeds add extraordinary flavours to this spicy tamarind pork curry, while coconut cream adds depth and creaminess.

Chana masala
Chana masala is a deliciously spicy vegetarian chickpea curry, best served with steamed basmati rice, yoghurt and naan.

Lamb korma
Rich and delicious Indian korma with slowcooked tender lamb from Australian Women’s Weekly.

Massaman beef and pineapple curry
This slow-cooked beef curry is a perennial favourite in Thai restaurants. When you cook it at home, it may take a while but the aroma and melt-in-the-mouth flavour makes the time spent worthwhile.

Slow-cooker beef rendang
A curry with a kick!

Coconut curried beef
Love Thai food? Then you can’t go past this full-of-flavour coconut curried beef – hearty and delicious.

Slow-cooker massaman beef curry
This Thai massaman curry is slow-cooked, meltingly-tender, and perfectly rich, topped with crunchy peanuts.

Coriander beef curry
A slow cooked beef that will melt in your mouth in a rich and herbaceous coriander curry.

Beef xacuti
This Indian curry is a rich and delicious blend of local spices from the region of Goa.

Spiced beef and coconut cream soup with rice
A creamy beef and coconut cream soup that packs a big spicy punch.

Sweet beef curry with apple and sultanas
With the addition of apple and sultanas, this sweet beef dish is the perfect recipe to get the kids enjoying curries.

Vietnamese beef curry
Packed full of flavour and spice, this hearty beef curry has a brilliant Vietnamese twist.

Beef, pumpkin and eggplant curry
You will need 1 2/3 cups raw rice to make 5 cups of cooked rice for this recipe. Note

Beef curry with coconut rice
This fragrant beef curry is full of veg and served with coconut rice and a crisp topping.

Indian dry beef curry
This rich beef curry isn’t swimming in sauce like other curries but it is jiust as tasty. Richly spiced and cooked until tender for the family to love. Looking for more beef curry recipes?

Beef and lentil curry
Enjoy this rich and fragrant beef curry for dinner.