Coconut & Mango Curry with King Prawns

A creamy and coconut curry with the sweetness of Mango.

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 onion
  • 30g sliced ginger, skin on
  • 3 garlic cloves left whole and peeled
  • 10 cloves
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 1 red birds eye chilli
  • ½ tsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • sea salt
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tin coconut milk 400ml
  • 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
  • ½ mango, diced
  • 1 tbsp runny honey
  • 25g baby spinach
  • 250g king prawns
  • 20g coriander, chopped
  • Making the paste is easy, no chopping or fine dicing. Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan. Add half the onion, roughly chopped. Add the ginger, garlic, cloves, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, chilli; all whole.
  • Fry until onions are soft.
  • Place into a hand blender or smoothie maker. Add the tamarind and curry powder. Season with salt.
  • Blend until it becomes a smooth paste.
  • Slice the remaining onion. Add a little more coconut oil to the pan and fry the sliced onions until soft.
  • Add the paste, cook for a few minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes and stir through.
  • Add the coconut milk. pour a little water to the blender to get all remaining paste scrapings and pour into the pan.
  • Stir, then add the desiccated coconut, the mango and honey.
  • Mix well, let this bubble for 5-10 minutes.
  • taste for seasoning, you may need to add a little more salt.
  • Add the spinach and prawns.
  • Stir, and cook for another 5 minutes then add the coriander. Stir through then serve.