Mauritian Prawn Curry

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 4 cm piece fresh ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• salt
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 lemon (juice and zest required)
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon curry leaf
• 750 g prawns, peeled and deveined
• grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander
• 3 -4 green finger chilies
• water

Recipe

• 1 measure out the turmeric, coriander, cumun, chilli power and mace into a bowl and grate over the peeled ginger and garlic.
• 2 add some water to form a paste and then leave to the side.
• 3 fry the onion gently until it softens.
• 4 stir in the spicy paste and cook for a minute or so, stirring the whole time.
• 5 pour in the tomatos and then fill a can with water and add that to the pan as well.
• 6 squeeze in the lemon juice and put the cinnamon stick and curry leaves into the pan.
• 7 simmer the sauce for 30 minutes so that it can thicken and the herbs can settle.
• 8 add the prawns to the sauce and let them cook through.
• 9 serve the dish and garnish with nutmeg, lemon zest, fresh coriander and chillies.