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Prawn Madras

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Prawn Madras

A hot British-Indian restaurant classic — prawns in a deep-red coconut and tomato sauce. Cooking the spices for a full minute before the tomatoes go in wakes up their flavour instead of leaving the sauce tasting raw and dusty.

Total time
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
British

Ingredients

500graw king prawns, peeled
1large onion, finely diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tbspfresh ginger, grated
2 tspcumin
2 tspcoriander
1 tspturmeric
2 tspchilli powder
1 tinchopped tomatoes
1 cupcoconut cream
3 tbspvegetable oil
fresh coriander and riceto serve

Instructions

1

Heat oil. Sauté onion until golden. Add garlic and ginger.

2

Add all spices. Cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes.

3

Simmer 15 minutes. Add coconut cream.

4

Add prawns and cook 4-5 minutes until pink.

5

Season and serve with coriander and rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
438
Protein
33.2g
Fat
31.7g
Carbs
10.1g
Fiber
3.3g
Sodium
156mg

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