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Kerala prawn curry
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Kerala prawn curry

14 ingredients 15 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Kerala prawn curry

Warm up the coldest day with a creamy coconut milk curry - it's got quite a kick!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

783
Calories
33g
Protein
42g
Fat
72g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sunflower 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

  • 2 red chillies split, cut into quarters lengthways and seeded
  • 1 small red onion , chopped
  • 2.5cm piece of fresh root ginger , peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 14 curry leaves , fresh or dried
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp cracked black peppercorns
  • 250g jumbo prawns , leave some with their tails on if you like
  • 150ml reduced-fat coconut milk
  • a squeeze of lime
  • chopped fresh coriander , plus a sprig or two
  • freshly boiled basmati rice

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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