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Easy Creamy Cardamom King Prawn Curry
Who said weeknight meals had to be boring? This Korma-style curry stars plump king prawns and fragrant green cardamom pods. Serve with green beans on the side and rice to soak up all the sauce. As a final touch? Top with cashew nuts
Prep in 10
1/3 daily fibre
7 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 100g rice (brown) (100% Brown Rice)
- ¾ tsp green cardamom powder (green cardamom powder)
- 40g creamed coconut
- 160g green beans
- 180g raw peeled king prawns (Crustaceans) (King prawn (99%), Salt)
- 3 tbsp korma paste (Mustard) (Water, Curry Powder (Coriander, Turmeric, Fenugreek, Chilli, Sea Salt, Fennel, Cumin, Mustard, Black Pepper), Sunflower Oil, Tomato Puree, Garlic, Ginger, Date Syrup, Salt, Desiccated Coconut, Coriander Leaf, Acetic Acid, Ground Turmeric, Ground Cumin, Cornflour)
- 1 onion
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 40g baby spinach
- 1 tbsp curry powder (Turmeric, coriander, onion, garlic, fenugreek, fennel, chilli powder, black pepper, salt)
- 30g cashew nuts (Nuts)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 598
Protein: 28g
Carbs: 63g
Fat: 26g
Ingredients
- 100g rice (brown) (use half) (100% Brown Rice)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 160g green beans (use half)
- 40g creamed coconut (use half)
- 0.75 tsp green cardamom powder (use half) (green cardamom powder)
- 30g cashew nuts (use half) (Nuts)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 1 tbsp curry powder (use half) (Turmeric, coriander, onion, garlic, fenugreek, fennel, chilli powder, black pepper, salt)
- 90 raw peeled king prawns (Crustaceans) (King prawn (99%), Salt)
- 40g baby spinach (use half)
- 3 tbsp korma paste (use half) (Mustard) (Water, Curry Powder (Coriander, Turmeric, Fenugreek, Chilli, Sea Salt, Fennel, Cumin, Mustard, Black Pepper), Sunflower Oil, Tomato Puree, Garlic, Ginger, Date Syrup, Salt, Desiccated Coconut, Coriander Leaf, Acetic Acid, Ground Turmeric, Ground Cumin, Cornflour)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 598
Protein: 28g
Carbs: 63g
Fat: 26g
Easy Creamy Cardamom King Prawn Curry
Who said weeknight meals had to be boring? This Korma-style curry stars plump king prawns and fragrant green cardamom pods. Serve with green beans on the side and rice to soak up all the sauce. As a final touch? Top with cashew nuts
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a sieve, a large frying pan & a measuring jug
Get the rice on
- Add the rice to the saucepan and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked, then drain
Prep the veg
- Finely slice the onion. Halve the tomatoes. Trim the green beans and cut into thirds. Rinse the spinach
Get sizzlin'
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat (we used the 30cm HexClad Hybrid Pan). Once hot, add the green beans and onion
- Cook for 4 mins, until the veg begins to soften
Get your simmer on
- Add the prawns, tomatoes, korma paste, green cardamom and curry powder to the pan
- Cook for 2 mins, then add the creamed coconut and 200ml water (100ml for 1 person). Stir to dissolve the coconut, then simmer for a further 6 mins, until the prawns are cooked through
- In the final minute, stir the spinach into the pan to wilt. Season with salt and pepper. Add a splash of water if it's a little thick
Plate up
- Check your prawns are cooked through; they should be opaque, firm and steaming hot
- Serve the prawn curry with the rice, and scatter over the cashews
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