Main/Curries

Prawn masala

Time: 1 hr Yields: serves Cost: $7.23 per serve Difficulty: 7/10

From Nish Kitchen. Love Nish Kitchen. Maybe a couple of ingredients were missing from their list.

Ingredients

    prawns

  • Prawns 350 grams
  • Turmeric 0.5 tsp
  • Red chilli powder 0.5 tsp
  • Lemon 1 whole
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

    • spice paste

  • Olive oil 1 tbsp
  • Cinnamon sticks 0.25 whole (1 inch)
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Red onion 1 whole
  • Tomato 1 whole
  • Ginger 2 cm
  • Garlic 2 cloves
  • Turmeric 1 tsp
  • Coriander 1 tsp
  • Red chilli powder 1 tsp

    • curry

  • Olive oil 2 tbsp
  • Water 1 cup
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek leaves 0.5 tsp
  • Fresh coriander 2 sprigs

    • rice

  • Basmati rice 1 cup
  • Water 1.5 cups

Steps

  1. Make rice in medium pot (bring to simmer then cover, 13 minutes, then remove from heat 10 more minutes, then uncover, fluff, 2 minutes to steam dry).
  2. Toss prawns in turmeric, red chilli powder, salt, pepper and juiced lemon. Marinate in frdige for 15 minutes.
  3. Slice onion, roughly chop tomato, roughly dice ginger and garlic.
  4. In large pot in oil on medium-high, fry cinnamon stick, cumin seeds for 1 minute.
  5. Add onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, fry until browned, 6 minutes.
  6. Add remaining spice paste ingredients (turmeric, coriander powder, red chilli powder), fry until fragrant, 1 minute.
  7. Remove to cool, then puree. Add water if needed.
  8. On medium-high heat in same pot, add spice paste and fry until warm and fragrant, 2 minutes.
  9. Add prawns and water, cover and cook 15 minutes, then finish by stirring in garam masala, fenugreek and coriander.