Thakkali isso (prawn and tomato curry)

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
450 grams Prawns
50 grams Onion
4 Cloves garlic
2 slices Ginger
1 Chilli
2 Tomatoes
2 Cloves
2 Cardamoms
50 millilitres Oil sprig curry leaves
½ Stem lemon grass
1 teaspoon Chilli powder
2 teaspoons Paprika
1 Cm cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon Fenugreek
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Turmeric
100 millilitres Thin coconut milk
100 millilitres Thick coconut milk
1 teaspoon Lime juice
1 teaspoon Curry powder

Directions

Wash, shell and de-vein the prawns. Rinse under running water and pat dry. Chop the onion, garlic and ginger and slice the chilli 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, chilli 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 thick coconut milk and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with lime juice and teaspoon of curry powder before serving. From: "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN 962 224 010 0

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