Rick Stein’s Coconut Prawn Curry Chingri Malai

by Rick Stein from Rick Stein’s Simple Suppers

As seen on This Morning, Rick Stein's Coconut Prawn Curry is a quick and easy dish, flavoured with ginger and coconut milk.

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Introduction

My book on Indian cookery had the strapline: ‘in search of the perfect curry’. This recipe was certainly in my top ten and is simple to boot. Called chingri malai, this dish is from Rakhi Dasgupta’s famous restaurant Kewpies in Kolkata, and is one of her signature dishes.

Ingredients

	To serve:
4	medium onions, peeled, 2 roughly chopped and 2 finely sliced
25ml	vegetable or sunflower oil
3cm	cinnamon stick
½ tsp	garam masala
½ tsp	ground turmeric
½ tsp	mild chilli powder
15g	root ginger, finely grated
3	garlic cloves, grated
300g	large peeled raw prawns
280ml	coconut milk
1 tsp	salt
1 tsp	sugar
	Basmati rice

Essential kit

You will need a mini food processor.

Method

Blend the 2 roughly chopped onions in a mini food processor to make a fine paste, adding a splash of water if needed.

Heat the oil in a wide heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Add the cinnamon stick and fry for a minute until fragrant. Add the sliced onions and fry for 10 minutes until golden, then stir in the garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder and fry for 30 seconds. Add the onion paste, ginger and garlic, then fry for 5 minutes or until the onion paste is golden. Stir often, adding a splash of water if the mixture catches on the bottom of the pan.

Stir in the prawns, cook them for just 1 minute, then pour in the coconut milk, salt, sugar and 75ml of water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by half and the prawns are cooked through. Serve with basmati rice.

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In Simple Suppers, Rick Stein provides a joyful collection of over 120 recipes for that most ordinary of meals: supper. In his own words, the dishes showcased in this book are ‘straightforward and informal, yet effortlessly delicious’. Intended to be permanently within reach on kitchen shelves, Simple Suppers is bursting with inspiration for every eventuality, from solo midweek dinners to relaxed meals with friends. Chapters include Suppers for One, Suppers for Two, Suppers with Friends, Fast Suppers, One-Pot Suppers, and Veggie Suppers, ensuring that this will be your new go-to cookbook.

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