Spicy and Delicious Curries Are Perfect For Your Next (Easy-Made) Dinner

If you are a curry lover, you know there are few meals as satisfying as a prawns curry. The richness is flavor is matched only by the richness of colors: the reds of peppers, bouncing off the yellows and greens of the curries, soaking the white of the rice and the pink of the prawns. Sweet in flavor and firm in texture, Prawns add a soothing element to spicier curries. If you are, however, hesitant of curries, perhaps it's because you prefer things less spicy. Great news: curry is not inherently spicy, it is actually not even its own spice. Curry powder, also known as masala powder, is a generic term for the combination of spices, including turmeric, red pepper and cumin common. Curry is popular in Asian and Southeast Asian recipes. Its spiciness is dependent on the level of red pepper, and other spicy additives. In most restaurants and certainly in your own home, you can add as much spice as you would like (or not like, depending).

A prawns curry is most often served as a curry dish with an accompanying skewer of prawns. However, you can modify this according to your wishes. A few variations can also be found, like prawns that are merely cooked in curry and not served with rice.

Most curries require a stock of ingredients. The variation comes in how to mix them all together:

Prawns
Whole coconut milk
Curry powder
Fine grain sea salt
Large red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
Water
Firm tofu (optional)
1 cup green beans
2 cups cauliflower, cut into florets
1/3 cup toasted cashews

For a pretty basic curry heat half the coconut milk in a large skillet, add curry powder and salt. Then add chopped red onion and garlic, and cook for one minute before adding the rest of the coconut milk and water. If you are using tofu, add it now too. Add pre-cooked prawns (cleaned and deveined). Cook liquid down and then stir in the green beans and cauliflower and cook them through. Remove from heat and add toasted cashews before adjusting seasoning to taste.

Prawns curry doesn't need to be a scary word, nor a spicy meal. It can be simple and a different way to spice up your next family dinner. Serve with accompanying brown and white rice and top it with a pinch of cilantro.