Photo: Swathi Handique
Yellow curry with prawns and lotus stems
19 ingredients
1 hr + 1 hr
Serves 4
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I tasted this profoundly aromatic curry in Bangkok. It’s incredibly easy to make but you will be surprised by its complexity of flavour.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
586
Calories
30g
Protein
28g
Fat
62g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Galangal | not in our table | 0 |
| Tamarind | not in our table | 0 |
| Lotus | 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
- 3 dried red kashmiri chillies (available at Asian grocers or online)
- 1 red bird's-eye chilli
- 3 lemongrass
- 25g/1oz fresh galangal
- 50g/2oz fresh turmericturmeric
- 50g/2oz onions or shallots
- 30g/1oz garlic
- 2 tsp shrimp paste
- 60g/2oz tamarind
- 450g/1lb large raw unpeeled prawns
- ½tsp salt
- 4 heaped tbsp Thai yellow curry paste
- 150g/5oz lotus stems, cut into 5cm/2in pieces (or pak choi pieces or fresh pineapple chunks)
- 150ml/5fl oz coconut milk
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp palm sugar (available at Asian grocers; substitute golden caster sugar if unavailable)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2-3 tbsp tamarind
- 1 green bird's-eye chilli
Directions
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