Name: Thai prawn curry recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tsp sunflower oil; 1 onion, peeled and sliced; 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes; 1 red pepper, deseeded, and sliced into strips; 160ml can coconut cream; Pinch of salt or Thai fish sauce; 200g (7oz) raw king prawns; 125g (4oz) Thai rice noodles; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; and sliced; 5cm (2in) cube of fresh; ginger, sliced; 2tsp paprika; ½tsp each chilli powder and; Chinese five spice powder; 4-6 spring onions,; trimmed and chopped; 2 lemon-grass stalks, slit; lengthways and bashed; ½-1 red chilli, deseeded; and sliced; 1tbsp tomato purée; or ketchup; 3-4 kaffir lime leaves; (or zest of 1 lime)

By GoodtoKnow

published 2 October 2019

Make this delicious prawn curry in under an hour. Capture the flavour of the East in the comfort of your own home

Ingredients

2 tsp sunflower oil
1 onion, peeled and sliced
2 potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
1 red pepper, deseeded, and sliced into strips
160ml can coconut cream
Pinch of salt or Thai fish sauce
200g (7oz) raw king prawns
125g (4oz) Thai rice noodles
2 garlic cloves, peeled
and sliced
5cm (2in) cube of fresh
ginger, sliced
2tsp paprika
½tsp each chilli powder and
Chinese five spice powder
4-6 spring onions,
trimmed and chopped
2 lemon-grass stalks, slit
lengthways and bashed
½-1 red chilli, deseeded
and sliced
1tbsp tomato purée
or ketchup
3-4 kaffir lime leaves
(or zest of 1 lime)

WEIGHT CONVERTER

I want to convert...

grams

cups

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion for a few mins, to soften. Add the garlic, ginger, ground spices and spring onions for just a minute. Add the lemon grass, chilli, purée and prawns. Stir-fry for a few minutes. Add the potatoes, pepper and 300ml (½ pint) hot water.
Stir in the coconut cream and salt or Thai fish sauce; simmer for 10 mins.
Add the prawns and simmer for 5 more mins.
Meanwhile, put the noodles in a bowl, pour in enough boiling water to cover and leave for 10-15 mins, to soften. Drain noodles and serve with the curry.

Top Tip for making Thai prawn curry

For extra flavour, add fresh lime juice to the curry.

Explore More

Curry Recipes Prawn Recipes Thai Recipes Dinner Thai Healthy Autumn Spring Summer Winter Everyday Curry Medium Best Recipes

Trusted, informative, and empathetic – GoodTo is the ultimate online destination for mums. Established in 2007, our 15-year-strong archive of content includes more than 18,000 articles, 1,500 how-to videos, and 7,000 recipes.