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Indian-spiced mussels recipe

Indian-spiced mussels recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

If you're looking for a new mussels recipe, give this Indian-inspired dish a go. The sauce is rich, creamy and warmly spiced, yet it's quick to prep and budget-friendly too. If you love seafood, we think this is the perfect dine-in recipe for two. See method

  • Serves 2
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 322 calories / serving
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, finely sliced​
  • 4 garlic cloves, sliced​
  • 5cm piece fresh ginger, finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp Keralan-style curry paste
  • 80ml coconut cream
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded if you like, sliced
  • 500g pack garlic Scottish mussels
  • 15g fresh coriander, leaves picked and chopped
  • 2 naans, warmed (optional)

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1340kj
    322kcal     16%

  • Fat

    22g 32%

  • Saturates

    11g 55%

  • Sugars

    7g 7%

  • Salt

    1.9g 32%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 14.3g Protein 13.8g Fibre 4.2g

Method

  1. Warm half the oil in a deep saucepan; cook the onion over a low-medium heat for 10 mins. Add half the garlic and ginger and the curry paste. Stir for 2 mins, then pour in the coconut cream and 150ml cold water. Mix until smooth; bring to a simmer.
  2. Meanwhile, warm the remaining oil in a frying pan. Fry the chilli and the remaining garlic and ginger on a low-medium heat for 5-7 mins until golden; set aside.
  3. Add the mussels to the saucepan; cover and simmer for 5 mins or until hot. Ladle into bowls, spoon over the chilli, garlic and ginger; add the coriander. Serve with naans, if you like.

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