Name: Prawns with Courgettes (Jhinga aur ghia)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon peeled and very finely grated fresh ginger; 1 fresh, hot green chilli, finely chopped; 350 g/12 oz peeled, good-quality raw medium-sized prawns, defrosted; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 350 g/12 oz courgettes; 6 garlic cloves, peeled and very finely chopped; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 small canned tomatoes, finely chopped, plus 125 ml/4 fl oz of the liquid in the can; 1½ teaspoons ground cumin seeds; 75 g/3 oz finely chopped fresh green coriander (weight without lower stems and roots); ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

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We do not have courgettes in India, but we do have a variety of similar squashes which are often cooked with prawns and other seafood. Here is one such combination. I prefer to use relatively small courgettes that weigh about 110g/4oz each. If you can only get larger ones, just cut them appropriately so that each piece is just a little larger than a prawn.

I like to serve this with Spiced basmati rice or Plain long-gr