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Prawn and tamarind curry (Chemmeen vevichathu)
21 ingredients
30 min + 30 min
Serves 4
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Bring the flavours of south India to your kitchen with this mouth-watering fish curry. Flavouring it with tamarind gives it an extra kick.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
670
Calories
52g
Protein
15g
Fat
82g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 19 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
| Rapeseed Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Fenugreek | 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
- 1 seedless dried tamarind
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 1 tsp fenugreek
- 2 shallots
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
- 15–20 curry leaves
- 20–24 medium prawns
- ½ tsp palm sugar
- 100ml/3½fl oz warm fish stock
- salt
- 2 garlic
- 1 cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- 1 small dried red chilli
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- steamed basmati rice
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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