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Coconut Prawn Curry

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Coconut Prawn Curry

A Sri Lankan-style coconut milk prawn curry, tempered with mustard seeds and fragrant curry leaves for a deeply aromatic finish.

Total time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Sri Lankan
gluten-free

Ingredients

600glarge prawns, peeled
400mlcoconut milk
1large onion, diced
3 clovesgarlic
1 tspginger
1 tspmustard seeds
10curry leaves
2 tspcurry powder
1/2 tspturmeric
1green chilli
2 tbspcoconut oil
saltto taste
steamed riceto serve

Instructions

1

Fry mustard seeds in oil until they pop.

2

Add curry leaves, onion and green chilli.

3

Cook 8 minutes until golden.

4

Add garlic, ginger, curry powder and turmeric.

5

Add coconut milk. Simmer 5 minutes.

6

Add prawns. Cook 4–5 minutes until pink.

7

Season.

8

Serve with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
521
Protein
40.7g
Fat
35.4g
Carbs
14.5g
Fiber
4.1g
Sodium
384mg

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