Recipe for Prawn Curry
Using fresh sea or lake prawns, this is our housekeeper's signature dish. Serves 4
Ingredients
Marinade
400g fresh prawns
¼ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp mustard powder
1 tsp unroasted curry powder *
½ tsp black pepper
salt to taste
1 tsp soya sauce
2 tsp coconut vinegar
½ tsp red chilli chopped
Other ingredients
2 onions chopped
3 garlic cloves chopped
1 young fresh lime leaf
10 cardamons crushed with pestle and mortar and skins removed
3 curry leaves chopped
For the sauce
¼ cup coconut milk
* 100g cumin seeds, 100g coriander seeds, 100g mustard seeds, 1 tbsp fenugreek, 2 tbsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, 5 curry leaves, 1/4 tsp cloves, 2 tbsp sweet cumin seeds - ground together
Method
- Mix together the ingredients for the marinade and marinade the prawns for 30 minutes
- Fry all the other ingredients in a little coconut oil
- Add the prawn mixture and fry for 5-10 minutes stirring continuously
- Add ¼ cup of coconut milk, bring to the boil and serve
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