CURRIED PRAWNS

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Although I am not a great cook (can barely cook to 'survive', not 'serve up' this is quite a tasty dish, especially in cold weather. A hot curry will 'warm the cockles of one's heart'

Provided by info2977

Categories     Asian

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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.)

Steps:

  • Method.
  • Clean prawns (shell and de-vein).
  • Gently fry fenugreek and curry leaves in heated oil.
  • Add the onion, garlic, ginger and fry till onions turn golden, continually stirring evenly.
  • 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.
  • Add the prawns, cover and allow to simmer for around twenty minutes.
  • For a'Black Curry' the Curry powder and Chilli powder must be lightly roasted, separately.
  • Add salt and lemon juice to taste.
  • Yields, Servings and times are`guestimates'.
  • I have not recorded this info.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 307.1, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 11.2, Cholesterol 286, Sodium 1392.8, Carbohydrate 10.1, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 0.6, Protein 33.5

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