Prepare Caril de tomato (Prawns with tomato)

Email a Friend   Ingredients :

1/2 kg. red tomatoes
1 inch piece turmeric (1 tsp ground)
8 peppercorns
3 cloves
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 kg. fresh uncooked prawns, cleaned and shelled
1 coconut
2 large onions, finely sliced
1 inch piece of ginger, finely sliced
4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
2 green chilies, finely sliced

Preparation :

Skin and chop the tomatoes then pass through a sieve to remove seeds.

Grind together the turmeric, peppercorns, cloves and cumin.

Extract a thick and thin milk from the coconut.

Fry the onion, ginger, garlic and chilies in a little oil until onions are slightly brown.

Add the ground turmeric, peppercorns, cloves and cumin mix and fry for 30 second or so.

Add the prawns (if using cooked prawns add at the end of the cooking) and fry for a few minutes.

Add the tomato juice and cook for 5 minutes. Add the thin coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the thick coconut milk and cook until the sauce is thick. Serve with rice.

Posted By: Leslie Aguiar, mumbia.
10/08/2007

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