Prawn Tikka Masala

Name: Prawn Tikka Masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 large onion, roughly chopped; 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated; 2 large garlic cloves; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 2-3 tbsp tikka curry paste; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato purée; ½ tbsp light brown soft sugar; 3 cardamom pods, bashed; 1 cup basmati rice; 3 tbsp ground almonds; 300g raw king prawns; 1 tbsp double cream; ½ bunch of coriander, roughly chopped; naan breads, warmed, to serve (optional)

2 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Forget a takeaway and tuck into a midweek meal that will please the whole family with our easy, low calorie prawn tikka masala. Serve with naan breads

Updated at: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:55:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories310.6 kcal (16%)

Total Fat10.3 g (15%)

Carbs43.7 g (17%)

Sugars3.7 g (4%)

Protein11.2 g (22%)

Sodium517.9 mg (26%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1onion

large, roughly chopped

1 pieceginger

thumb-sized, peeled and grated

2garlic cloves

large

1 Tbsprapeseed oil

2 Tbsptikka curry paste

400gcan chopped tomatoes

2 Tbsptomato purée

½ Tbsplight brown soft sugar

3cardamom pods

bashed

1 cupbasmati rice

3 Tbspground almonds

300graw king prawns

1 Tbspdouble cream

0.5 bunchcoriander

roughly chopped

naan breads

warmed, to serve, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Put the onion, ginger and garlic in a food processor and blitz to a smooth paste. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish or pan over a medium heat. Add the onion paste and fry for 8 mins or until lightly golden. Stir in the curry paste and fry for 1 min more. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, sugar and cardamom pods. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for another 10 mins.

Step 2

Cook the rice following pack instructions.