Green Prawn Curry

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Ingredients

1 kg Green prawns

3 Cloves garlic

1 cm piece ginger

4 Spring onions, roughly chopped

3 tablespoons Oil

1 tablespoon Ground coriander

1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds

3/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds

1 cup Coconut cream

1 cup Coriander leaves, chopped

Preparation

Peel the prawns, leaving the tails intact. Slit open along the back and remove the dark vein. In a food processor, gring the garlic, ginger, spring onions and chillies to a paste with the oil. Transfer to a medium-sized pan and cook for 2 minutes. Add the ground coriander, fennel and mustard seeds and coconut cream and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water to the garlic and spice mixture, cook uncovered over a medium heat for about 4 minutes.

Add the prawns are just tender and turn pink. Stir in the chopped coriander, serve immediately with rice.