Quick and easy prawn curry

A bowl of curried prawns with red peppers, spinach, and herbs, garnished with cilantro and lime wedges, served on a rustic wooden table with a spoon and a green napkin.

4.74 from 49 votes

If you are looking for a quick midweek meal then you can’t go wrong with curried prawns! This easy recipe is all about minimum effort and maximum flavour.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: Curried prawns, Shrimp curry

Servings:

Calories: 343kcal

Author: Lucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes

Equipment

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil or use cooking spray
1 onion , finely diced
1 tbsp Garam Masala or mild curry powder
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp salt
1 red chilli , finely diced
2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
2 garlic cloves , minced
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp ground almonds (see notes)
1 cup (250ml) coconut milk full-fat or reducced fat
½ cup (125ml) vegetable stock
2 bell peppers , sliced
1 ½ lb (750g) raw peeled prawns or jumbo shrimp
1 cup (225g) baby spinach
1 lime quartered , to serve
2 tbsp cilantro (corainder) to serve
Pinch red pepper flakes to serve

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pan or wok. Cook the onion over medium heat for a couple of minutes until softened.
1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 onion
Stir the curry Garam Masala, salt, turmeric, garlic, chilli and fresh ginger.
1 tbsp Garam Masala , 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp salt, 1 red chilli, 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger, 2 garlic cloves
Add the tomato paste and stock. Stir in the ground almonds, coconut milk, and bell peppers. Cook for 5 minutes.
2 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tbsp ground almonds, 1 cup (250ml) coconut milk, ½ cup (125ml) vegetable stock, 2 bell peppers
Add the prawns and cook until they just turn pink – a couple of minutes.
1 ½ lb (750g) raw peeled prawns
Finally, add the spinach and cook until it wilts. Check and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
1 cup (225g) baby spinach
Serve over rice with a pinch of red pepper flakes and lime wedges on the side.
1 lime quartered, 2 tbsp cilantro (corainder), Pinch red pepper flakes

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Notes

Curried prawns variations

This recipe uses Indian spices but you could easily replace them with a little store-bought curry paste.
Give this recipe a Thai spin by using red Thai curry paste instead of the ground spices.
Replace the spinach with peas or any other vegetables that cook quickly.
Replace the ground almonds with 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch) diluted in 1 tbsp cold water.
This curry is fairly dry. You can add more coconut milk or stock if you would like more sauce.

Slimming world tips

This recipe is naturally pretty low in syns. Light coconut milk is 8 syns per 200ml, divided by four this is just 2 syns per serving.

Ground almonds are quite high in syns, 15 for 50g, however 25g is allowed as a healthy extra. You can replace the ground almonds with cornflour which is only 1 syn per tablespoon. Serve with steamed basmati rice.

Nutrition