Name: Spiced prawn & coconut pilaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250g basmati rice washed well; small piece fresh root ginger roughly chopped; 2 large garlic cloves; 2 medium tomatoes quartered; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 5 black peppercorns; ½ cinnamon stick; 3 cloves; 3 cardamom pods; 1 medium onion finely sliced; ½ tsp turmeric; ¼ tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp ground coriander; 300g raw prawns peeled; handful flaked unsweetened coconut to serve

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Spiced prawn & coconut pilaf

Spiced prawn & coconut pilaf

Anjum Anand

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 30 mins

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This pilaf is vibrant in colour and flavour, and particularly easy to make as the rice is cooked separately, then folded into the masala

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Ingredients

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250g basmati rice

washed well
small piece fresh root ginger

roughly chopped
2 large garlic cloves
2 medium tomatoes

quartered
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
5 black peppercorns
½ cinnamon stick
3 cloves
3 cardamom pods
1 medium onion

finely sliced
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ground coriander
300g raw prawns

peeled
handful flaked unsweetened coconut

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal429
fat16g
saturates4g
carbs56g
sugars4g
fibre2g
protein20g
salt0.41g

low

Method

step 1

Cook the rice according to pack instructions, then set aside. Put the ginger, garlic and tomatoes into a food processor, blend to make a paste, then set aside until you’re ready to cook.
step 2

Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and add the whole spices. Once they sizzle, add the onion, frying over a medium heat for about 10 mins until soft. Add the ground spices and paste, then cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce has released the oil back into the pan. Add the prawns, then cook for a few mins until cooked through – the mixture should be quite dry and paste-like.
step 3

Stir the cooked rice into the pan to coat it well in the spices. Make sure the rice is heated through, then serve scattered with the coconut.

RECIPE TIPS

BASMATI RICE

Basmati means ‘full of fragrance’ and it really does have its own delicate character. It is used mainly in lightly spiced North Indian pilafs and also simply boiled. Raw rice keeps well in an airtight container.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2009

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