One-pan prawn pilau

One-pan prawn pilau

Make an exotic meal without fuss with this one-pan prawn pilau

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-30 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat a large wide pan and dry-fry the curry paste with the onions for 4-5 mins until the onion begins to soften. Add the rice to the pan and stir to coat in the curry paste. Add the stock, then bring to the boil.
  2. Cover the pan and turn the heat down to low. Leave the rice to simmer slowly for 12-15 mins until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked. Turn off the heat and stir in the prawns, peas and chilli. Cover the pan and leave to stand for 5 mins.
  3. Fluff up the rice grains with a fork and season if you want. Scatter over the coriander and serve with lemon wedges.
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Making it different

Add 400g/14oz chopped smoked haddock in with the stock, add chopped hard-boiled egg and omit the prawns to make kedgeree. Or use cooked, chopped chicken instead of prawns. Make some raita by mixing finely chopped cucumber and chopped mint with natural low-fat yogurt to serve.

Per serving

340 kcalories, protein 18g, carbohydrate 65g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 2.38 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2005.

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  • 26 January 2009

    Miss B commented on this recipe

    Fab - easy and just one pot! Great for a takeaway feel and low in fat! Great with chicken too!

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  • 12 February 2009

    Sadie commented on this recipe

    I was making this for me and my three male housemates who have huge appetites so I increased the quantities and added a tin of coconut milk along with the stock. It turned the dish a rather murky colour but was very tasty nonetheless. I also added chopped peppers. Nice served with naan bread.

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  • 28 February 2009

    weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used fresh prawns, shelled, & added before the peas & chilli. Will make again

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  • 17 March 2009

    Shrimp rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    great recipe, i used madras curry paste instead of korma. quick and easy.

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  • 05 April 2009

    Kate James rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very simple and very tasty.

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  • 07 April 2009

    Gillh007 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is just so easy - rice perfect every time. You will never buy this as a fast food pack from the supermarket again! Excellent for the freezer. Well done Good Food!

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  • 11 April 2009

    p*elephant rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so yummy. I used Tikka Masala paste as I didn't have korma and added some chicken I had left over. Will be a new favorite I think!

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  • 12 May 2009

    Erica rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really good. I didn't have any korma paste so i added 1 rounded tablespoon of medium curry paste. i found this made it quite spice but i thought this made it taste nicer, if anything. Really, really, really yummy!

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  • 16 June 2009

    nhoneymonster rated this recipe

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  • 25 June 2009

    andysum rated this recipe

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  • 31 July 2009

    Jo's Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy to make, easy to follow. May only add slightly less chilli next time for me. Really tasty, used the exact curry paste suggested, great flavour.

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  • 12 August 2009

    SarahH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for dinner the other night. Lovely and quick - very tasty indeed.

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  • 07 September 2009

    Hilary Hobart rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent. Very easy to make and would be good with any left over meat from Sunday lunch. We used Madras paste and it worked perfectly.

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  • 21 September 2009

    Scrappee rated this recipe

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  • 11 October 2009

    HollyWoozle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I followed his recipe exactly (maybe with a touch more curry paste but thats all) and it was absolutely delicious! I often struggle to make meals really flavoursome (even when I follow recipes carefully) but this was super easy to make and was really tasty and moreish. I think the lemon wedges are a great idea as they complemented the meal well. I used Patak's korma curry paste and I would definitely make this meal again.

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  • 25 October 2009

    JustJaki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this delicious recipe for dinner using Pataks Korma, as I had some leftover in the fridge, plus a large shake of chilli powder as I forgot the chilli when I went shopping. This perked it up a little and gave us all a nice glow. Very, very moreish & I will make again when the prawns are on offer again in Sainsbury.

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  • 01 December 2009

    Darren rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to prepare, cook and eat. Would definitely use this recipe again, I altered it slightly and used king prawns but still very tasty.

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  • 07 January 2010

    Alex rated this recipe

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  • 14 January 2010

    Katiekoo rated this recipe

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  • 31 March 2010

    teapot rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    It was very nice. I didn't have any curry paste handy so I used powder instead.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-30 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp korma curry paste (Patak's is good)
  • 1 small onion , finely chopped
  • 300g basmati rice , rinsed and drained
  • 700ml chicken stock made from a cube
  • 150g pack cooked peeled prawns , defrosted if frozen
  • cupful frozen peas
  • 1 red chilli , sliced into rings
  • handful coriander leaves, chopped
  • lemon wedges, to serve
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Per serving

340 kcalories, protein 18g, carbohydrate 65g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 2g, salt 2.38 g

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