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Scallop and lobster curry with tamarind sauce and steamed rice
Photo: Swathi Handique

Scallop and lobster curry with tamarind sauce and steamed rice

20 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Prepare your own spice paste and you are on course for a deliciously luxurious seafood curry that’s ready in no time.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

825
Calories
34g
Protein
40g
Fat
87g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 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
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Amaranth 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 small onions
  • 20g/¾oz grated fresh root ginger
  • 12 curry leaves
  • 3 tbsp grated fresh coconut
  • 2 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 8 tbsp tamarind
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints vegetable stock
  • 3 dates
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 75g/2½oz unsalted butter
  • 8 scallops
  • 1 lobster
  • 200g/7oz basmati rice
  • , to taste salt
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 tbsp red amaranth cress
  • 2 tbsp coriander cress

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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