Sri Lanka Thakkali Isso Prawn Tomato Curry

Ingredients

1 a taste of sri lanka 1 by indra jayasekera THAKKALI ISSO PRAWN AND TOMATO CURRY 450 g prawns 50 g onion 4 garlic cloves 2 slice ginger 1 chile 2 tomatoes 2 clove 2 cardamom 50 ml oil 1 curry leaf sprigs 1/2 lemon grass stem 1 tsp chile powder 2 tsp paprika 1 cg cinnamon stick 1/2 tsp fenugreek 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp turmeric 100 ml coconut milk, thin 100 ml coconut milk, thick 1 tsp lime juice 1 tsp curry powder

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Preparation
 
===========================> Directions <========================

Wash, shell and de-vein the prawns. Rinse under running water and pat
dry.

Chop the onion, garlic and ginger and slice the chile and tomatoes.
Crush the cloves and cardamoms.

Heat the oil and when hot add the curry leaves, lemon grass, onion,
garlic and ginger. Cook for a couple of minutes then the tomato,
chile powder, paprika powder, cinnamon stick, fenugreek, salt and
turmeric. Add the prawns and mix well. Toss for about 5 minutes.

Pour in the thin coconut milk, blend well and cook for 5 minutes Add
the Coconut milk, thick and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Sprinkle
with lime juice and teaspoon of curry powder before serving.

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Servings: 1

 

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