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Thai prawn and coconut broth with noodles:-

Per person:

• 1/4tsp coriander seeds
• 1/4tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2tsp garam masala
• 5g desiccated coconut
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 medium chilli
• 1 small piece of ginger
• 3 medium plum tomatoes
• 1 fish stock cube (or some good fish sauce)
• 200ml coconut milk
• 30ml lime juice
• 100g large prawns
• 40g rice noodles (dry weight)

Toast the seeds in a dry pan and grind them up with a pestle and mortar.  Heat the chopped tomatoes, chopped chilli, finely chopped ginger and garlic in a deep non-stick pan.  Once heated through, add the lime juice and heat until the tomatoes are soft.  Add the spices and fish stock cube/sauce and allow to infuse for 5 minutes.  Add the coconut milk and bring to a bubble before adding the prawns to heat through for a further 3-4 minutes.  While the prawns are heating through, make up the rice noodles as per instructions on the packet. (usually soak in boiling water for 4-5 minutes)  Drain and add the noodles to the stock, bring back to a bubble and serve.  This is a huge portion!

Calories (kcal) 408 Carbohydrate (g) 55.9 Protein (g) 21.5 Fat (g) 11.9 Fibre (g) 5.9 Alcohol (g) 0.0 Fruit & Veg 3.7

Any suggestions?

I'm sulking at home today - rotten sore throat which came on yesterday morning and got worse through the day and night to real ow proportions this morning.  I'm hoping it will bugger off swiftly in time for the cleaner coming tomorrow, never mind stuff that needs doing at work and the last TTT on Monday...

Anyhoo, I'm sore, sleepy, hungry and need recipe ideas for something based around some Kara coconut milk - I really want to try this and now is as a good a time as any.  I have lots of fruit (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and mango) and the usual clean-food freak with a protein habit on the side stuff in the fridge and cupboard (though no spinach at the moment, so I can't have a Green Monster).  The Kara web site has a whole one drink recipe idea and even I could have come up with "whizz it up with strawberries and a sweetner of some kind"... though that does sound nice, it's also a bit on the boring side!  So... people, help me out with something I can have that's not going to be more than 250kcals or so.  Otherwise I'm gonna sit here under my furry blankie and get grumpier and grumpier with hunger!