Jaffna prawn curry

A delicious prawn curry with a Northern twist!

Ingredients

• Tomatoes
• Cloves of Garlic
• Green chillies
• Bombay Onions
• Cups of Water
• tbsp of Oil
• tbsp of Jaffna Curry Powder
• tbsp of Chilli powder
• tbsp of Black Pepper Powder
• Sprig of Curry leaves
• grams of Prawns
• tbsp of Coconut Milk
• tbsp of Salt
• Sprig of Murunga Leaves

Method

• Add 2 tomatoes, 5 cloves of garlic, 2 green chillies, 1 Bombay onion, 2 stalks of lemon grass, 1 cup of water to the blender and blend well
• Add 2 tbsp of oil
• Add 1 Bombay onion finely chopped, 2 chopped chillies, 5 cloves of garlic and fry.
• Add 2 tbsp of Jaffna curry powder, 2 tbsp of chilli powder, 1/2 tbsp of salt, 1 tbsp of black pepper powder and mix well.
• Add the blended mixture and stir well.
• Take out the curry mixture, put it into a bowl and keep aside.
• Add 2 tbsp of oil in a saucepan.
• Add 1 sprig of curry leaves and 500 grams of cleaned prawns.
• Temper well for few minutes.
• Add the curry mixture to the pan.
• Add 1/2 a cup of water and 4 tbsp of thick coconut milk, then mix well.
• Then add 1 sprig of murunga leaves and 1 tbsp of salt.
• Cook for few minutes until prawns are opaque.
• Remove from heat and serve.

Happy Cooking..!!