Title: Sri Lanka Thakkali Isso (Prawn And Tomato Curry)
Categories: Indian, Shrimp, Curry
Yield: 4 Servings
450 g Prawns
50 g Onion
4 cl Garlic
2 sl Ginger
1 Chile
2 Tomatoes
2 Clove
2 Cardamom
50 ml Oil
Curry leaf sprigs
1/2 Lemon grass stem
1 ts Chile powder
2 ts Paprika
1 Cinnamon stick (1 cm)
1/2 ts Fenugreek
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Turmeric
100 ml Thin coconut milk
100 ml Thick coconut milk
1 ts Lime juice
1 ts Curry powder
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.
Recipe by A Taste of Sri Lanka by Indra Jayasekera
