Aromatic prawn & cashew curry

1 of 5-a-day 4 servings 600 kcal or less curry from scratch fish curry goan iron keralan mains make ahead over an hour seafood shellfish

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Ingredients

1 onion , chopped

thumb-sized piece ginger , peeled and roughly chopped

4 garlic cloves , peeled

2 green chillies , seeds removed

small bunch coriander , stalks roughly chopped, leaves picked

1 tbsp butter or ghee

1 tbsp sunflower oil

2 tbsp garam masala

150g bag unsalted cashew

400g can chopped tomato

400ml chicken stock

400g raw king prawn

150ml pot natural yogurt

50ml double cream

rice and Indian breads, to serve

Method

Put the onion, ginger, garlic, chillies and coriander stalks in a small food processor, or pestle and mortar, and mix to a paste. Meanwhile, heat the butter or ghee and oil in a large pan. Add the paste to the pan and stir-fry for 5 mins to soften. Add the garam masala and cook for a further 2 mins until aromatic.

Meanwhile, toast the cashew nuts in a small pan until golden. Tip half into the food processor and blend until finely ground. Set aside the remaining cashews.

Add the blended cashews, the tomatoes and the chicken stock to the pan. Season and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, covered with a lid, for 45 mins. Add the prawns and cook for a further 2-3 mins until they turn pink, then add the yogurt and double cream and stir well. Scatter with the coriander leaves and the remaining cashew nuts, and serve with rice and naan bread.