Quick prawn curry
A very quick way to prepare a creamy prawn curry with lime and spring onion.
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Last modified on: August 12th 2015
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300 g prawns
1 
2 tablespoons 
½ 
1 tablespoon curry powder
150 ml 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 20 min. | 14 min. | 34 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Peel 300 g prawns and cut into 2 or 3 pieces.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Peel and rinse 1 spring onion (scallion), then chop.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan over medium heat. When hot, add the pieces of prawn, salt and pepper and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Sprinkle the juice of ½ lime over and stir well.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add 1 tablespoon curry powder, stir well and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 6
The curry powder will stick to the prawns, which is good.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add the chopped onion.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Leave to thicken to your taste over low heat. At the last minute, add the chopped parsley.
Check seasoning.
Check seasoning.
Stage 10
Serve piping hot, on a bed of rice, for example.
Remarks
The proportions are approximate, so do adapt them to your own taste, especially the curry powder.
It doesn't matter whether you buy the prawns raw or cooked. If they are already cooked, you will only need to brown them very briefly.
It doesn't matter whether you buy the prawns raw or cooked. If they are already cooked, you will only need to brown them very briefly.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge in a sealed container.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,039 Kcal or 4,350 Kj | 63 gr | 27 gr | 77 gr |
| 52 % | 24 % | 3 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 154 Kcal or 645 Kj | 9 gr | 4 gr | 11 gr |
| 8 % | 4 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 260 Kcal or 1,089 Kj | 16 gr | 7 gr | 19 gr |
| 13 % | 6 % | 1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 3.85 €
- Per person : 0.96 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Crispy prawn rolls, Curried prawn risotto, Spicy seafood plancha, Prawn salad with a crunch, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spaghetti Carbonara, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Leek and egg frichti, Potatoes with prawns, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Cervelle de Canut, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Mexican-style pork medallions , Cauliflower coconut curry, ... All |
 | Curry powder: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Papadums, Curried mussels with cabbage, Cauliflower coconut curry, Avocado with Sautéed Prawns , ... All |
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