Brians Favourite Prawn Curry

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil or 3 tablespoons ghee
• 1 cinnamon stick (1 inch)
• 6 green cardamoms
• 6 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups canned tomatoes, crushed
• 450 g prawns, peeled
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh coriander, chopped

Recipe

• 1 fry onion in oil or ghee until just tender. (3 to 4 minutes).
• 2 add cinnamon stick, cardamoms, cloves and bay leaf.
• 3 fry for one minute and then add ginger and garlic pastes.
• 4 add chilli, cumin, coriander and salt. fry for half a minute.
• 5 add chopped green pepper and tomatoes, then bring to boil.
• 6 turn down heat and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
• 7 add prawns and let them 'poach' in the sauce for three minutes or so, or until done.
• 8 add chopped green coriander leaves and chopped chillies.
• 9 serve with rice.