Thai Prawn Curry

Do you know what makes a curry that much more delicious? A homemade curry paste! This Thai prawn curry recipe uses a homemade curry paste made up of the Best In Fresh ingredients including lemongrass, coriander, ginger and other aromatic spices. Make a batch and store it in the fridge, to make this curry quick and easy next time you make it. The combination of this fragrant flavourful curry pasta, with tasty coconut cream, fresh vegetables and prawns is so satisfying. A refreshing cucumber relish adds the difference to this curry.

This Thai prawn curry is a wholesome weeknight meal to enjoy with the family. Serve it with jasmine rice and this refreshing cucumber relish.

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Cooking Methods

  • Blending
  • Cooking

Serves

4

Prep Time

25 minutes

Cooking Time

35 minutes

Ingredients

For the Curry Paste:

  • 15ml (1 Tbsp) coriander seeds
  • 15ml (1 Tbsp) cumin seeds
  • 7 – 8 chilies, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 large red onion, finely diced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 15ml (1 Tbsp) ginger, grated
  • 30ml (2 Tbsp) lemongrass, chopped
  • 30ml (2 Tbsp) coriander, roughly chopped
  • 5ml (1 tsp) turmeric root, grated

  • 500ml (2 cups) coconut cream
  • 80ml (1/3 cup) curry paste
  • 15ml (1 Tbsp) palm sugar, grated
  • 45ml (3 Tbsp) fish sauce
  • 500ml (2 cups) fish stock
  • 250g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 white onion, cut into eighths
  • 12 Food Lover’s Argentinian Pink Prawns, cleaned
  • 2 potatoes, cut into 2 cm squares

For the Cucumber Relish:

  • 60ml (1/4 cup) white wine vinegar
  • 30ml (2 Tbsp) water
  • 60ml (1/4 cup) sugar
  • 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) salt
  • ½ cucumber, quartered and sliced
  • 1 red onion, finely diced
  • 15ml (1 Tbsp) ginger, grated
  • 1 small chili, finely chopped
  • 15ml (1 Tbsp) coriander, finely chopped

Directions

For the Curry Paste:

  1. Heat a medium sized frying pan over medium heat and dry roast the coriander seeds and cumin seeds until they start to smell fragrant.
  2. Transfer the seeds into a pestle and mortar and grind into a fine powder. Pour the ground spice into a small bowl and set aside. Alternatively grind the seeds in an electric grinder.
  3. Place the chilies in the pestle and mortar with the salt and grind for 1 -2 minutes. Then add the rest of the ingredients one at time, grinding between every addition.
  4. You should have a fine paste. Add a splash of water if the mixture is too dry. Stir in the ground spices until well combined and set your curry paste aside for later.
  5. For the Curry:

    1. In a large pot over medium/low heat, combine the coconut cream with the curry paste and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the palm sugar, fish sauce and stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the tomatoes and onion, reducing the heat to a simmer until soft.
    2. Add the prawns and potatoes and cook on a low simmer for 15 - 20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the prawns have turned pink.
    3. For the Cucumber Relish:

      1. In a small saucepan, simmer the vinegar, water, sugar, and salt together until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
      2. Once cooled, stir in the rest of the ingredients.
      3. Serve the curry with the cucumber relish, jasmine rice, and lime wedges.

Notes

Can I substitute the prawns?

Yes, you can substitute the prawns with chicken, tofu, or extra vegetables.