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We are big curry fans in our house and one that I make on a regular basis is my mother’s mild Prawn Curry. Cooked with spring onions and mushrooms in a tomato and cream based sauce this really is totally delicious. When I was growing up my mother would serve banana slices along with mango chutney to have accompany our curries, a tradition which I carried on when I left home but had forgotten about until now. I shall be starting up this tradition again as the sweet banana contrasts really well with the curry sauce and it’s a good way of getting in some extra vitamins and minerals!.

Do you have something unusual you like to eat with curry? Do let me know in the comments below!

Uniformdating.com has partnered with Michelin star chef Michael Caines and created a recipe App for those that work in uniform called Uniform Foodies which is launched today. A national survey was carried out to find the favourite meals of uniformed professionals and the results were:

Nurses – Salad

Police Officer – Fish & Chips

Armed Forces – Indian Curry

Doctor – Fish & Chips

Fire Fighter – Indian Curry

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I was challenged to come up with a meal for one of these professions to make and eat during a shift. I immediately thought of this quick and easy prawn curry which would provide enough energy to get them through a shift. The meal had to be healthy, hearty, affordable and delicious. We love this curry and I’m sure a firefighter or member of the armed forces would love it too!

The Uniform Foodies app contains images and recipes of dishes that have been deemed favourites of uniformed professionals. You can follow @UniformFoodies on twitter. The Uniform Foodies app is available from The App Store.

Uniform Foodies App, Uniform Dating, Madras, Indian curry, mild

As this dish contains healthy mushrooms and spring onions I am entering it into Extra Veg a challenge run by Helen from Fuss Free Flavours and Michelle from Utterly Scrummy who is hosting this month. I’m also entering it into Tasty Tuesdays which is run by Honest Mum. Finally I’m linking up to Emily’s Recipe of the Week over on A Mummy Too!

Disclosure:This is a sponsored post and all opinions are my own.

Uniform Foodies App, Uniform Dating, Madras, Indian curry, mild
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Prawn Curry

A quick, simple and delicious creamy prawn curry with spring onions and mushrooms.
Course Main
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • 1 Bunch spring onions chopped
  • 225 g Chestnut mushroom sliced
  • 300 g Cooked peeled prawns
  • 2 tbsp Tomato puree
  • 2 tbsp Madras curry powder
  • 1 x 400g Tin chopped plum tomatoes
  • 150 ml Single cream
  • Freshly ground salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and gently fry the spring onions for a few minutes to soften (not brown).
  • Add the sliced mushrooms and curry powder and fry until cooked through.
  • Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
  • Bring to the boil then reduce the heat to let it simmer and add the prawns and allow to heat through for a few minutes.
  • Finally add the single cream and heat through before serving.
  • Serve on a bed of basmati rice with your favourite Indian relishes.

Notes

If you're feeling flush then use Tiger Prawns and flat mushrooms for an extra special treat!

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  2. Maya Russell

    I’m not keen on prawns but the sauce looks divine – I could swap prawns for chicken pieces.

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  6. Anne Dalzell

    This is perfect for me as loads of curry recipes are for chicken. I can’t eat chicken anymore since a chicken fell asleep in my arms! No prawns have fallen asleep in my arms so i can still eat this…

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  7. William Gould

    We put mushrooms in a few things – try it in chilli – It can bulk a meal up for little cost without distracting from the meals flavours!

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  11. glenn hutton

    I tried making this and I didn’t mess it up – my cooking skills leave a lot to be desired – I wasn’t sure about the inclusion of the mushrooms but they complimented it amazingly well. Even my ever so fussy 18 year old daughter loved it, and with her saying that is high praise indeed! This is now in rotation of meals. ;0)

    Thanks for posting it Camilla x

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    • Camilla

      Aah, so pleased to hear that you both enjoyed it and made it well. It’s a dish that I had to stop making when my son went off prawns for several years after finding shell in a sandwich! We are now having it again and love it:-)

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  12. Jude

    We always ate curries with bananas, nut and raisins when I was a child, a habit my mother acquired when we lived in Singapore, I think it was to lessen the strength of the curry, I think it’s a great idea, I may reintroduce it to, thank you for the suggestion.
    The App sounds interesting, but I’m puzzled as to the Armed Forces being included as they have amazing catering, wherever they are.

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  16. Heather Haigh

    Love prawns in curry, there’s just something so moreish about it. Nice uncomplicated recipe. Thanks.

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  17. Emily @amummytoo

    The sauce on this just looks incredible – the colour is wonderful! Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek – I have pinned this post to my food boards and scheduled in a tweet for this evening 🙂 There’s also a fresh linky live at 6pm – hope you join in! x

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