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Main course · Sri Lankan

Devilled Potatoes and Prawns

30 min Serves 4 ~345 kcal/serving ~£5.60 (£1.40/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 600 g potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 red onion, sliced
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 2 green chillies
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 250 g raw king prawns, peeled

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
345 kcal
Protein
15.4 g
Carbohydrate
34.7 g
of which sugars
9.6 g
Fat
14.4 g
of which saturates
1.3 g
Fibre
5.9 g
Salt
0.51 g

Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.

Method

  1. 1

    Boil the diced potatoes for 10-12 minutes until just tender; drain well.

  2. 2

    Heat half the vegetable oil in a wok, add the potatoes and fry for 6-8 minutes until golden and crisp at the edges; set aside.

  3. 3

    Heat a little more oil in the wok, add the prawns and fry for 2-3 minutes until pink, then add to the potatoes.

  4. 4

    Add the remaining oil, garlic and curry leaves to the pan, and fry for 1 minute.

  5. 5

    Add the red onion, red pepper and green chillies, and fry for 5 minutes until softened but still with a bite.

  6. 6

    Stir in the tomato ketchup and chilli powder, then return the potatoes to the pan and toss for 2 minutes until well coated.

  7. 7

    Serve hot with rice.

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