Prawn Malai Curry

Name: Prawn Malai Curry
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 600g large prawns, peeled and deveined; 400ml coconut milk; 1 onion, finely diced; 2 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 bay leaves; 2 dried red chillies; 2 tbsp mustard oil; salt to taste

Bengali prawn curry in rich coconut milk with mustard, turmeric and whole spices. Heating the mustard oil until it smokes, then letting it cool slightly before cooking, removes its raw pungency and mellows the flavour.

Total time

45 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

gluten-free

Ingredients

600glarge prawns, peeled and deveined

400mlcoconut milk

1onion, finely diced

2 tspginger paste

1 tspturmeric

1 tspchilli powder

1 tspcumin seeds

2bay leaves

2dried red chillies

2 tbspmustard oil

saltto taste

Instructions

Marinate prawns in turmeric and salt 15 minutes.

Heat mustard oil to smoking then cool slightly.

Fry cumin, bay and dried chillies.

Add onion and ginger. Cook until golden.

Add chilli powder and a splash of water. Cook 3 minutes.

Add coconut milk. Simmer 5 minutes.

Add prawns. Cook 4–5 minutes until curled and cooked through.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

428

Protein

39.7g

Fat

25.4g

Carbs

17.1g

Fiber

5.8g

Sodium

186mg

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