Photo: Swathi Handique
King prawns in coconut curry sauce
20 ingredients
30 min + 30 min
Serves 2-3
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This popular Bengali curry, chingri malai, uses freshwater prawns in a spicy coconut sauce, served with smoky basmati rice.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
836
Calories
33g
Protein
42g
Fat
86g
Carbs
Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Ghee | not in our table | 0 |
| Shellfish | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 350g/12oz basmati rice
- 1 tbsp ghee
- pinch smoked salt
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp salt
- 400g/14oz freshwater prawns
- 90ml/3fl oz vegetable oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 medium red onions
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tbsp gingergarlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 green chillies
- 75ml/2½fl oz coconut milk
- shellfish stock, if needed
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp ground green cardamom
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- ½ lime
Directions
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