Sri Lanka Thakkali Isso (Prawn and Tomato Curry)

Recipe Ingredients

450		Prawns
50		Onion
4		Garlic cloves
2		Ginger
1		Chile
2		Tomatoes
2		Clove
2		Cardamom
50		Oil
		Curry leaf sprigs
1/2		Lemon grass stem
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chile powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Paprika
10		Milligrams cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Fenugreek
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric
100		Coconut milk - thin
100		Coconut milk - thick
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lime juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Curry powder

Recipe Instructions

Wash, shell and de-vein the prawns. Rinse under running water and pat dry.

Chop the onion, garlic and ginger and slice the chile 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, chile 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 Coconut milk, thick and simmer gently for 10 minutes.

Sprinkle with lime juice and teaspoon of curry powder before serving.

Source:
A Taste of Sri Lanka, Indra Jayasekera

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