Sri Lanka Thakkali Isso (Prawn and Tomato Curry)

• 450 grams shrimp
• 50 grams onions
• 4 each garlic cloves
• 2 slices ginger
• 1 each thai chili paste
• 2 each tomatoes
• 2 each cloves, ground
• 2 each cardamom seeds
• 50 millilitres vegetable oil
• 1 x curry leaves sprigs
• 1/2 stem lemongrass
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 each cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 100 millilitres coconut milk thin
• 100 millilitres coconut milk thick
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon curry powder

1. Wash, shell and de-vein the prawns.
2. Rinse under running water and pat dry.
3. Chop the onion, garlic and ginger and slice the chile and tomatoes.
4. Crush the cloves and cardamoms.
5. Heat the oil and when hot add the curry leaves, lemon grass, onion, garlic and ginger.
6. Cook for a couple of minutes then the tomato, chile powder, paprika powder, cinnamon stick, fenugreek, salt and turmeric.
7. Add the prawns and mix well.
8. Toss for about 5 minutes.
9. Pour in the thin coconut milk, blend well and cook for 5 minutes.
10. Add the Coconut milk, thick and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
11. Sprinkle with lime juice and teaspoon of curry powder before serving.

shrimp, onions, garlic, ginger, thai chili paste, tomatoes, cardamom seeds, vegetable oil, curry, lemongrass, chili powder, paprika, cinnamon sticks, fenugreek, salt, turmeric, coconut milk, coconut milk, lime juice, curry powder

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/sri-lanka-thakkali-isso-prawn-t-44678 (may not work)