Curry Kapitan Prawns Recipe

Ingredients

  • Prawns (king size) - 600 grams
  • Green chili (sliced) - 1 piece
  • Tomato (quartered) - 1 piece
  • Lemon grass (bruised) - 2 talks
  • Onion (diced) - 1 piece
  • Curry leaves - few pieces
  • Cooking oil - 3 tablespoons
  • Salt and sugar to taste
  • coconut milk - 2 cups
  • Tamarind juice - 3 tablespoons


Spices (Grind or blend to paste):

  • Fresh turmeric - 1 inch
  • Candlenuts (buah keras) - 3 pieces
  • Belachan - 1 inch
  • Shallots -8 pieces
  • Garlic -2 cloves

Curry paste

  • Chili paste - 2 tablespoons
  • curry powder - 1 tablespoon

Method

  • Rinse and trim prawns, slit open the back and set aside.
  • Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in wok, sauté ground spices and curry paste to fragrant.
  • Add coconut  milk and tamarind juice and bring to boil, add prawns and all other ingredients in and simmer for 3 minutes until prawns is cooked and gravy thicken.
  • Season with sugar and salt and serve with rice or roti jala.

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