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Chingri malai curry (king prawn and coconut curry)
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For a sumptuously sweet and spicy Indian seafood dish, try Vivek Singh's recipe for prawn curry, perfect with steamed rice
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Ingredients
- 5 cm piece fresh Ginger, roughly chopped
- 10 cloves Garlic, roughly chopped
- 6 Onions, roughly chopped
- 225ml vegetable oil
- 800g large freshwater Prawns, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp Turmeric
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 3 cinnamon leaves or Bay leaves
- 2 tbsp ground Cumin
- 4 green chillies, slit lengthways
- 200ml thick coconut milk
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- Green cardamom, crushed and husks removed
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
Method
1. Blend the ginger and garlic together in a food processor to make a fine paste. Remove and set aside, then blend the onions to a fine paste with 100ml of the oil.2. Season the prawns with 1/2 teaspoon each of the turmeric and salt. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a non-stick frying pan and sear the prawns briefly, then remove and set aside.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a heavy frying pan and add the onion paste with the cinnamon leaves. Fry over a moderate heat for 10 minutes or until light brown, stirring occasionally. Mix together the cumin, remaining turmeric, ginger-garlic paste and 150ml water, then add to the onions.
4. Reduce the heat and cook for another 5-8 minutes, stirring regularly. Stir in the remaining salt, the green chillies and prawns and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes.
5. Mix in the coconut milk and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the prawns are just cooked, adding a little more water if necessary. Correct the seasoning with salt and sugar, sprinkle over the cardamom seeds and stir in the clarified butter. Serve immediately with steamed rice.
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John You ask how much Cumin? Err, the list of ingredients says 2 tablespoons. And where do you get the idea that you keep any onion aside? Your comments don't make sense, not the recipe!
The recipe don't make sense. How much cumin? Where does it say keep x amount onions aside. Read 3.