Indian Seafood Recipes - Prawn Mustard Curry

Ingredients

• 6 dried red chilies

• 5 ml/1 tsp ground turmeric

• 15 ml/1 tbsp cumin seeds

• 6 cloves garlic

• 10 ml/2 tsp mustard seeds

• 6 onions, chopped

• 450 g/1lb peeled prawns (shrimp)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp ghee

• 900 ml/1 1/2 pts/3 3/4 cups water

• 1 sprig fresh curry leaves

• salt

• 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice

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Method:

1. Grind the chilies, turmeric, cumin seeds, garlic, mustard seeds and onions to a paste then mix in the prawns. Heat the ghee and fry the prawn mixture for 2 minutes.

2. Add the water, curry leaves and salt and bring to the boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the gravy is thick. Stir In the lemon juice and serve hot with rice or chapattis.