‘Better Than Take-away’ King Prawn Tikka Masala

You’ll come back to this recipe time and again. Our huge jumbo king prawns, enveloped in this delicious masala sauce, rich with ground almonds make it more indulgent than any takeaway. This dish is also healthier (prawns are a complete protein and low in fat) and it’s more cost effective. Happy curry night!

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Serves 4

Ingredients

• Caught & Delivered King Prawns 700g bag, defrosted

• 1 tbsp cooking oil

• 1 large onion, roughly chopped

• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled & grated

• 2 large garlic cloves

• 2-3 tbsp Tikka Masala Spice Paste (we used Patak’s)

• 400g can of finely chopped tomatoes (we used Mutti Polpa)

• 2 tbsp tomato purée

• 3 cardamom pods, bashed

• 3 tbsp ground almonds

• 1 tbsp double cream

• ½ bunch of coriander, roughly chopped

Method

1. Blitz the onion, ginger and garlic in a blender to a paste. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish over a medium heat. Add the onion paste and fry for 8 mins or until lightly golden. Stir in the spice paste and fry for 1 min more. Add the tinned tomatoes, tomato purée and cardamom pods. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for another 10 mins.

2. Remove the cardamom from the sauce, then add the almonds and king prawns, and cook for 5 mins or until the prawns are cooked. Stir through the cream and coriander, and let bubble for a minute. Then serve with basmati rice. This dish makes a fabulous Friday eat-in!