Thai prawn curry with lychees and pineapple recipe

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The jasmine rice soaks up the curry sauce perfectly.

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This colourful, fragrant curry is packed with the flavours of Kerala in southern India – coconut, tamarind and turmeric

To make this recipe even speedier, just buy cooked king prawns then sprinkle with the seeds and herbs