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Lobster Thai curry with butter basmati rice and coriander cress
Photo: Swathi Handique

Lobster Thai curry with butter basmati rice and coriander cress

22 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Lobster is a great meaty seafood that works wonderfully when given the Thai green curry treatment, especially when the curry paste is homemade too.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

942
Calories
55g
Protein
41g
Fat
94g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Lobster 100g cooked 98
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Kaffir Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Galangal not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10 long red chillies
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 garlic
  • 2cm/¾in piece galangal
  • 1 lemongrass
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves
  • ¼ tsp shrimp paste
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 200ml/7fl oz coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp tamarind
  • 1 lime
  • 1 tsp palm sugar
  • 2 cooked lobsters
  • 2 tbsp coriander cress
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 250g/9oz basmati rice

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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