Stir-fried spicy prawns with garlic, chilli and lemon

Name: Stir-fried spicy prawns with garlic, chilli and lemon
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: groundnut oil; 1 tsp ajwain (carom) seeds; 1 heaped tsp coriander seeds crushed to a coarse powder; 3 dried kashmiri chillies (any mild dried chilli would be good); 1 medium onion finely chopped; 5 cloves garlic chopped; 2 large and very ripe tomatoes chopped; 150g king prawns shelled and deveined; 2cm piece ginger finely sliced; a handful coriander finely chopped; 2 green chillies slit lengthwise (optional); 1 tsp lemon juice; to serve naan bread or brown rice (optional)

Published: March 8, 2017 at 10:08 AM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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This delicious low calorie prawn dish is perfect for a quick and easy midweek meal. The key to this dish is not using any water as the tomatoes will provide the moisture and make a spiced tomato gravy to coat the prawns.

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*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards

Recipe by Maunika Gowardhan

Ingredients

Nutrition

groundnut oil
1 tsp ajwain (carom) seeds
1 heaped tsp coriander seeds

crushed to a coarse powder
3 dried kashmiri chillies

(any mild dried chilli would be good)
1 medium onion

finely chopped
5 cloves garlic

chopped
2 large and very ripe tomatoes

chopped
150g king prawns

shelled and deveined
2cm piece ginger

finely sliced
a handful coriander

finely chopped
2 green chillies

slit lengthwise (optional)
1 tsp lemon juice
to serve naan bread or brown rice

(optional)

Nutrition: per serving

kcal252

low
fat14g
saturates1.2g
carbs10g
sugars8g
fibre7.9g
protein17.6g
salt1.6g

Method

step 1

Heat 2 tbsp oil over a medium heat in a small wok or frying pan. Add the ajwain, coriander and dried chillies and fry for a few seconds. Add the onion and fry for 8-10 minutes, stirring until it begins to soften and change colour. Add the garlic and fry for a minute.
step 2

Add the tomatoes and continue to cook for 4 minutes until they soften. Add the prawns and fry for 3 minutes. Add the ginger slivers, coriander, green chillies and lemon juice and season. Cook for a minute with the lid on then serve warm with naan.

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