Name: Prawn and black pepper curry
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 green chillies, roughly chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; a thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped; 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; olive oil; ½ tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp fenugreek seeds, crushed; ½ tsp ground turmeric; crushed to make ½ tsp black peppercorns; 200ml coconut milk; 200g raw shelled king prawns; a handful coriander; to serve basmati rice

Easy Prawn Curry Recipe with Black Pepper

2 green chillies
roughly chopped
1 small onion
chopped
a thumb-sized piece ginger
roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic
roughly chopped
olive oil
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
crushed
½ tsp ground turmeric
crushed to make ½ tsp black peppercorns
200ml coconut milk
200g raw shelled king prawns
a handful coriander
to serve basmati rice

Method

step 1
Whizz the chillies, onion, ginger and garlic with a splash of water to a purée in a small food processor or blender.
step 2
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a lidded pan. Cook the cumin and fenugreek until they start to pop. Stir in the onion purée, season, turn the heat down and cook for 5 minutes.
step 3
Add the turmeric and peppercorns, and stir before adding the coconut milk. Simmer gently with a lid on for 15 minutes. Add the prawns and cook for 3-4 minutes or until pink. Scatter over the coriander and serve with rice.