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Spiced pasta with prawns and vegetables

I quite like the fusion of curry and pasta, so this spiced pasta with prawns and vegetables has become a regular midweek supper for us. It really is a fool-proof, quick and easy dish - the spices can be measured out and mixed together well in advance, so only some pieces of various veggies need to be chopped and cooked, then the prawns added for a few minutes. This can be easily done while the pasta is cooking in another pot. You can even use ready-to-eat prawns, which only need to be warmed through in the stew at the end! Also, both the prawns and the vegetables I use are low in calories - so this dish is ideal for those who are on a low-cal diet though obviously in this case use appropriate pasta, such as Zero Calorie noodles.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g pasta gluten-free or durum
  • 200 g shelled prawns
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 leek
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 handfuls of curly kale or spinach
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Spices:
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ¼ or ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • Couple of pinches of cinnamon powder
  • 2 Tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp broth powder Bouillon or half a cube
  • 1 glass of water

Method
 

  1. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packaging then drain and keep warm.
  2. Roughly chop the vegetables and thinly slice the garlic.
  3. Heat the oil in a large, lidded pan then add the carrot , leek, courgette and garlic. Gently sauté under cover for about 5 minutes, until tender. Add the spices and stir for a minute until fragrant. Then add the tomato purée and pour in a glass of water. Add the stock powder or cube and cook for about 10 minutes until the sauce starts becoming thick.
  4. Add the prawns and cook for about 3-5 minutes (under cover).
  5. Then add the spinach or kale, put the lid on and after a minute turn off the heat. Rest for 5 minutes until the spinach is wilted and the prawns are pink all over.
  6. Finally mix in the drained pasta, stir and warm through. Season to taste.
  7. Serve it with extra chilli flakes if it's not spicy enough for your taste.