This is our go to prawn curry recipe, it's easy, it's quick and as it's a Jamie Oliver recipe it's always delicious. If you prefer your curry sauce a little smoother, simply blend the onions, ginger, tomato and chilli together until smooth, then add to the spices.
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 red onion
- 7cm piece of ginger
- 1 fresh green chilli
- 200g ripe tomatoes
- 175g basmati rice
- vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 1½ teaspoons garam masala
- ¾ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 120g raw peeled prawns or lobster meat
- ½ x 400g tin of light coconut milk
- 125g baby spinach
- 1 lime
Fill a medium pan with salted water, place over a high heat and bring to a boil.
Peel and finely slice the garlic and onion, then peel and finely grate the ginger. Halve and deseed the chilli, then finely slice. Roughly chop the tomatoes.
Add the rice to the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain in a sieve, then return to the warm pan, cover with a lid and set aside off the heat.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a medium pan over a medium heat, add the mustard seeds, garam masala and turmeric, then fry for 1 minute.
Add the onion, garlic and ginger, then fry for 10 minutes, or until softened. Add the chilli, tomatoes and a splash of water, then turn the heat up and cook for a further 3 minutes.
Next, add the prawns and coconut milk, bring to the boil then reduce the heat slightly and simmer gently for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the prawns are just cooked.
Stir through the spinach and cook for a further 1 to 2 minutes until the spinach has wilted.
Divide the rice between plates. Season the prawn curry to taste with salt, black pepper and a squeeze of lime juice, then ladle the curry onto the rice.
Serve with the remaining lime, cut into wedges for squeezing over.
Tips:
Don't forget the lime, the citrus kick really brings all the spices alive and adds a really nice sour note.
You will notice that we suggested lobster meat as an alternative to prawns, the two are quite similar and can often be interchanged in recipes. Lobster curry is delicious especially one with coconut milk in.