Prawn curry recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

• 1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
• 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• seeds from 7 green cardamom pods
• 3 oz desiccated coconut
• 10 fl oz boiling milk
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 chopped root ginger
• 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 2 lb peeled and deveined raw tiger prawns

Preparation (instructions)

1. To make masala, add first 6 ingredients in a dry frying pan.
2. Cook under low heat for 2 1/2 minutes and transfer to a mortar.
3. Pound to a powdery form and set aside.
4. In a large bowl, add coconut and milk and allow to steep for 18 minutes. Set aside.
5. Sweat onion in oil in a saucepan.
6. Add masala and cook for 2 1/2 minutes.
7. Stir in ginger and strain coconut-milk mixture through a sieve.
8. Simmer for 13 minutes and add fish sauce.
9. Add prawns and cook for 5 1/2 minutes.
10. Serve hot with aromatic rice or basmati rice.

Servings: 4

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