Prawn moilee from Dishoom: From Bombay with Love: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay with Map (page 205) by Shamil Thakrar and Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

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  • ShayLRoss on May 02, 2026

    Appreciated how easy it was to pull this together after a little bit of prep with the peppers, ginger, and onions! It's very creamy, smooth, and has good spice. I paired it with brown rice and brussel sprouts, which helped offset the cream. I recommend this for anyone looking for a good, creamy shrimp dish.

  • eclairea on April 29, 2026

    So, so delicious and flavourful, perfect for this rainy, chilly spring evening. My husband isn’t the biggest fan of shrimp and he loved this.

  • dmdmdmmm on April 25, 2026

    The fam loved this! The crispy curry leaves were a nice touch. This also came together very quick so it’s weeknight friendly

  • Potawatomus on April 25, 2026

    This was amazing, and it was low effort relative to a lot of recipes in this book.

  • rmardel on November 22, 2021

    Updated May 2025: I've become somewhat more fond of this. Although I now think simpler Moilees are the best, this appears on my table more than I would have thought. November 2021: Not my favorite version of moilee. I do think it is better with fish rather than shrimp, but the curry sauce would be delicious with anything really. This is dead simple but think it would benefit from some additional complexity.

  • SheilaS on October 19, 2021

    At first bite, I didn't love this but after squeezing on plenty of lemon juice, it was perfect. Very easy for a dish that seems quite fancy.

  • metacritic on February 16, 2021

    Terrific and - a rarity for this book - dead easy. Tastes exactly like the Konkanese dishes I miss here in the US.

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