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Main course Fish & Seafood

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Nutritional Values

🔥480kcal
💪32gProtein
🌾24gCarbs
🥑18gFat
🌿4gFibre
⚖️350 gServing

* Per serving · 350 g. May vary.

Allergens

🦐 Shellfish

Vindi Komar Tambave

How to order / say it
Say it Vindi Komar Tambave — [vin-dee koh-mar tahm-bah-vay]
Order Please give me spicy okra with prawns.
Locally Mo envie en vindi komar tambave, souple.
Say locally

Traditional spicy okra dish cooked with prawns.

Why try it?

This dish highlights the coastal flavors of Flic en Flac, merging the abundant seafood with a favorite local vegetable, okra.

How it tastes

The savory prawns are enrobed in spicy, silky okra, with hints of zesty citrus and rich herbs, perfect with roti.

Origin & History — first documented: 1890

Developed by local families in the late 19th century, when prawns were first used as the fishing industry around Flic en Flac expanded into creole cuisine.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥕 300 g okra
  • 🦐 200 g prawns
  • 🧄 100 g onion
  • 🧂 10 g ginger
  • 🌿 5 g curry leaves
  • 🍋 15 ml lime juice

Method

  1. 1 Sauté onion, ginger, and curry leaves.
  2. 2 Stir in okra and prawns, cooking until tender.
  3. 3 Finish with lime juice before serving.

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