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Creamy Prawn Pea Coconut Rice with Lime and Coriander

One-pan coconut rice with prawns, peas, spinach, ginger, lime, and coriander for a quick bright dinner.

Plan with this recipeStart cookingIngredients
35 min515 kcal4 base servingsOne PanQuickDairy FreeGluten Free
ContainsShellfish
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Focus ingredients: king prawns, basmati rice, coconut milk, frozen peas

Dietary fit: Pescatarian, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Defrost frozen prawns fully before cooking if using them instead of chilled raw prawns.

Prawn Pea Coconut Rice plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 300g basmati rice
  • 300g king prawns
  • 1 tin coconut milk
  • 200g frozen peas
  • 150g baby spinach
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 20g fresh ginger
  • 1 lime
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp mild curry powder
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

You'll also need

wide lidded pan, sieve, grater, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Prawn Pea Coconut Rice cooking step 1: Prep the base.
    Step 1

    Prep the base

    Finely chop the onion, grate the garlic and ginger, rinse the basmati rice until the water runs mostly clear, cut the lime into wedges, and roughly chop the coriander.

    10 min
  2. Prawn Pea Coconut Rice cooking step 2: Cook the aromatics.
    Step 2

    Cook the aromatics

    Heat the oil in a wide lidded pan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes until softened, then stir in the garlic, ginger, and curry powder for 1 minute until fragrant. Season the onion and aromatics with a pinch of salt and black pepper while they cook.

    6 min
  3. Prawn Pea Coconut Rice cooking step 3: Simmer the rice.
    Step 3

    Simmer the rice

    Stir in the rice, coconut milk, 350ml water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook on a low heat for 12 minutes without stirring.

    12 min
  4. Prawn Pea Coconut Rice cooking step 4: Add prawns and peas.
    Step 4

    Add prawns and peas

    Scatter the prawns and frozen peas over the rice. Cover again and cook for 5-6 minutes until the prawns are pink and opaque and the rice is tender.

    6 min
  5. Prawn Pea Coconut Rice cooking step 5: Fold in spinach.
    Step 5

    Fold in spinach

    Turn off the heat. Fold through the spinach, lime juice, and most of the coriander, then cover for 2 minutes so the spinach wilts in the residual heat.

    3 min
  6. Prawn Pea Coconut Rice cooking step 6: Serve with lime.
    Step 6

    Serve with lime

    Fluff the rice gently, spoon into bowls, and finish with the remaining coriander and lime wedges.

    2 min

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