Prawn curry and inanimate neighbours
Things aren’t looking good: I had a conversation with a plastic bag this afternoon. Obviously not a conversation in the strictest sense of the word — more of a mad monologue if precision is called for. My neighbour covers her scarecrow with a plastic bag to protect it from the rain. Which, come to think about it, is pretty random; If her aim is to hoodwink the birds, then why not a raincoat? Birds may be somewhat mentally-challenged, but I’m sure they know that people tend to wear raincoats and not plastic bags in the rain. Anyway, rushing along the track, blinded by the sun, I thought the plastic bag was my neighbour, which probably isn’t very flattering. But then again, who cares what somebody who shoots the breeze with a plastic bag thinks?
The spices in curry are packed full of antioxidants, which are, amongst other things, very effective at helping the brain to function properly 🙂
Ingredients (serves 4)
500g raw prawns, peeled and rinsed
Juice of half a lemon
3 tablespoons of coconut oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 onions, chopped and sliced
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
150g tomato purée
1 tin of sliced mango
250ml fish or chicken stock
1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
3 lime kaffir leaves
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (or a fresh chilli, finely chopped)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup of frozen peas
Squeeze the lemon juice onto the prawns and set aside. Melt the coconut oil in a deep frying pan or casserole and gently brown the onions, garlic and cumin seeds. Once the onions are translucent, add the mangos, tomato purée, stock and spices and bring to a gentle boil to reduce the liquid. Add the peas and cook for about 15 minutes. Add the prawns and cook for a further ten minutes. Serve immediately with basmati rice.
8 Comments
annelifaiers
Mmmm, that curry looks so good. I love the sound of it and the inclusion of sliced mango must be lovely. I shall bookmark this one. Must say I did chuckle at the thought of you chatting away with a plastic bag covered scarecrow 🙂
The Healthy Epicurean
😆 The mango really makes it in my opinion, especially if you let it caramelise a bit… Do let me know what you think if you make it.
Bon weekend 🙂
annelifaiers
Hi Fiona….I made it and it was SERIOUSLY good 🙂 My husband and I loved it and we both said we would want to make it again for friends. The mango I used almost disappeared into the sauce which was just fabulous adding a lovely subtle sweetness to the whole dish. I totally loved it and cannot wait to make it again. Great job 🙂
The Healthy Epicurean
I’m so glad you liked it! I served it to friends on Saturday accompanied by my chickpea pancakes. It all disappeared pretty fast! Best thing is it’s soooo easy. Thanks for the feedback 🙂
apuginthekitchen
I love the addition of the mango, and curry is wonderful. Lovely dish, quick and easy. A chat with a scarecrow, LOL, hopefully he didn’t start talking back.
The Healthy Epicurean
The day scarecrows start talking back will be very worrying indeed 😆
Anastasia
Every time I see a plastic bag during a windy weather I remember “American Beauty”, and my husband and I always laugh quoting: “There is so much beauty in the world” 😉
The Healthy Epicurean
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