Caril de Camarão

Name: Caril de Camarão
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mozambique
Ingredients: 600g large prawns, peeled and deveined; 300ml coconut milk; 1 onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 thumb ginger, grated; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 2 tbsp curry powder; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 green chili, chopped; Salt to taste

4 servings15 min prep25 min cookMedium Mozambique

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Caril de Camarão

Story updated September 17, 2026

Caril de camarão, a coconut shrimp curry, reflects Mozambique's position along Indian Ocean trade routes that carried curry spicing from South Asia, blended here with Portuguese colonial cooking styles and the country's abundant shrimp harvest along its long Indian Ocean coastline.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

600g large prawns, peeled and deveined
300ml coconut milk
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 thumb ginger, grated
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 green chili, chopped
Salt to taste

Instructions

1Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion, garlic and ginger until softened and fragrant.
2Stir in the curry powder and cook briefly until aromatic.
3Add the tomatoes and chili, and cook until they break down into a thick sauce.
4Pour in the coconut milk and bring to a gentle simmer.
5Add the prawns and cook for 5-7 minutes until just pink and cooked through, taking care not to overcook.
6Season with salt to taste.
7Serve hot with steamed rice.

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