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Spiced prawn & coconut pilaf
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Spiced prawn & coconut pilaf

16 ingredients 15 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Spiced prawn & coconut pilaf

This pilaf is vibrant in colour and flavour, and particularly easy to make as the rice is cooked separately, then folded into the masala

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

821
Calories
35g
Protein
43g
Fat
80g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 250g basmati rice , washed well
  • small piece fresh root ginger , roughly chopped
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 2 medium tomatoes , quartered
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 3 cloves
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 1 medium onion , finely sliced
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 300g raw prawns , peeled
  • handful flaked unsweetened coconut , to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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