Spicy rice with prawns

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Ingredients:

250g long grain rice

150g frozen peas

2 tbsp oil

1 finely chopped onion

2 rashers streaky bacon, chopped

1 tsp medium curry powder

½ tsp each of cumin, coriander, tumeric powder

1 finely chopped chili

Pinch of chili powder

1tbsp of tomato puree

250g peeled cooked tiger prawns

1 egg

Method:

Cook the rice in a pan of boiling, water and simmer for 10 minutes

Add the frozen peas, turn off the heat and cover with the pan lid

While the rice is cooking heat the 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan adding the chopped onion and bacon and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until the onion starts to turn golden and the bacon begins to cook

Stir in the curry powder and other spices and tomato puree and cook for a few seconds

Add the chopped chili and the prawns and heat them through for a minute or so until cooked through

Push the prawn mixture to one side of the pan and add the drop of oil to the other side

Pour the beaten egg into the oil

Stir until cooked like scrambled eggs, then mix into the prawns

Add the rice and peas and mix well

Serve immediately

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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4 comments on “Spicy rice with prawns”

    1. Thanks Lisa. There is very little difference between prawns and shrimps. Although they have different physical structures, they are similar in taste and prawns are larger.

      In menu terms they are interchangeable.

  1. I like that recipe. Curry spices are my favourite, although I'm not a big seafood fan, so I'll be swapping the prawns for maybe flaked haddock.

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