Title: Sri lanka thakkali isso (prawn & tomato curry
 Categories: Fish, Main dish
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
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           "A taste of Sri Lanka"
           By Indra Jayasekera

MMMMM-----------------------THAKKALI ISSO----------------------------

MMMMM-------------------PRAWN AND TOMATO CURRY------------------------
    450 g  Prawns
     50 g  Onion
      4    Garlic cloves
      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 cg Cinnamon stick
    1/2 ts Fenugreek
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Turmeric
    100 ml Coconut milk, thin
    100 ml Coconut milk, thick
      1 ts Lime juice
      1 ts Curry powder
 
  ===========================> Directions <========================
  
  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.
  
  ISBN 962 224 010 0