Curried Prawns

Name: Curried Prawns
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons chili powder; 1 cup coconut milk or 1 cup coconut cream; 5 -6 curry leaves; salt; lemon juice; 2 tablespoons curry powder; 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1/4 teaspoon ginger, minced; 2 lbs green shrimp; 1 teaspoon rice flour or 1 teaspoon gravox, to thicken curry (These ingredients are mostly available from any Asian grocery outlet.)

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons chili powder
1 cup coconut milk or 1 cup coconut cream
5 -6 curry leaves
salt
lemon juice
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ginger, minced
2 lbs green shrimp
1 teaspoon rice flour or 1 teaspoon gravox, to thicken curry (These ingredients are mostly available from any Asian grocery outlet.)

Directions

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Method.
2

Clean prawns (shell and de-vein).
3

Gently fry fenugreek and curry leaves in heated oil.
4

Add the onion, garlic, ginger and fry till onions turn golden, continually stirring evenly.
5

Add curry powder, chilli powder and fry for a minute, then turn in coconut milk and ground rice (the ground rice must be blended with a bit of coconut milk), cinnamon, lemon juice and salt, and simmer for 15 minutes, adding the extra coconut milk if needed.
6

Add the prawns, cover and allow to simmer for around twenty minutes.
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For a'Black Curry' the Curry powder and Chilli powder must be lightly roasted, separately.
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Add salt and lemon juice to taste.
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Yields, Servings and times are`guestimates'.
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