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Prawn Pasanda

Prawn Pasanda is a modern British Indian Restaurant (BIR) recipe for a classic curry of prawns in a spiced cream base that's a staple of curry restaurants. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Prawn Pasanda.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

30 minutes

Total Time:

45 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : CurryBIR CurriesMilk RecipesBritish Recipes

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Ingredients:

600g king prawns (or tiger prawns), peeled
200ml water (or use the prawn shells to make stock)
2 small white onions, finely chopped
4 tsp ginger-garlic paste
200g ghee
2 tsp ground turmeric
4 tsp mild curry powder
1/4 tsp chilli powder
3 tsp Garam Masala
200ml coconut cream mixed with 200ml water
200ml single cream
100ml Greek-style yoghurt
2 tbsp basic curry sauce
slivered almonds, toasted, to garnish

Method:

Heat the ghee in a wok over medium heat. When hot, reduce the heat add the onions and stir-fry gently for about 10 minutes, or until the onions start to colour.

In a bowl, combine the ginger-garlic paste with the curry powder, turmeric and chilli powder. Stir in enough water to give a smooth paste. Add this to the wok and stir-fry for 1 minute more.

Now add the prawns along with the coconut cream. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. In a bowl, whisk together the cream, yoghurt, curry sauce and water (or stock). Pour this into the wok and bring the mixture back to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Scatter over the garam masala and stir to combine. Continue cooking for 2 minutes then turn into a warmed serving dish. Garnish with the toasted almonds and bring to the table.

For the full collection of curry restaurant dishes on this site, see the: Restaurant-style Curries page