Name: Prawn Dhansak
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil / ghee (or low calorie cooking spray); 4 green cardamom pods (lightly crushed); 2 tsp mustard seeds; 2 tsp mild curry powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 medum onions (peeled and finely diced); 1 green chili (finely diced); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tbsp fresh ginger (peeled and finely diced ); 1 tbsp light brown sugar (or sweetener for SW version (optional)); 1 cup (200g) split red lentils (rinsed); 1 tbsp tomato paste; 14 oz (400g) crushed tomatoes (canned, or 3 chopped fresh tomatoes); 14 oz (400g) canned pineapple chunks in juice (or fresh pineapple (optional)); 2 ½ cups (650ml) vegetable stock (or as needed); 1 lb (450g) jumbo shrimp (or prawns); 2 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro ((= corinader) chopped, to garnish); 2 pinches red pepper flakes (to garnish)

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Prawn Dhansak

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

488KCAL

Protein

39g78% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat10g

13%

Saturated1g

Unsaturated8g

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Total Carbs67g

24%

Fiber11g

39%

Total Sugars24g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch31g

—

Sodium1325mg

58%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A fragrant one-pot curry with shrimp and red lentils in a spiced tomato sauce with pineapple. Protein-packed and flavorful, serves well with rice or naan.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

2 tbspvegetable oil — or ghee or low-calorie cooking spray
4green cardamom pods — lightly crushed
2 tspmustard seeds
2 tspmild curry powder
1 tspsalt
1 tspground turmeric
1 tspground cinnamon
2medium onions — peeled, finely diced
1green chili — finely diced
4garlic — minced
2 tbspfresh ginger — peeled, finely diced
1 tbsplight brown sugar — or sweetener
200 gsplit red lentils — rinsed, 1 cup
1 tbsptomato paste
400 gcrushed tomatoes (canned) — 14 oz, or 3 chopped fresh tomatoes
400 gcanned pineapple chunks in juice — 14 oz, or fresh pineapple
2½ cupsvegetable stock — 650 ml
450 gjumbo shrimp — 1 lb
2 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspfresh cilantro — chopped
2 pinchred pepper flakes

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Method

35m total

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