Quick Sri Lankan Fish And Prawn Curry

CategoryDifficultyBeginner
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time25 mins
Create a new weeknight favourite with this flavoursome, snapper and prawn curry infused with turmeric, coconut and a hint of chilli.
Ingredients
 ¼ cup Vegetable oil
 1 Brown onion, thinly sliced
 12 Fresh curry leaves, plus extra sprigs to garnish
 2 Long green chillies, sliced
 2 tsp Fennel seeds
 1 tsp Mustard seeds
 1 tsp Ground turmeric
 1 tsp Ground coriander
 1 Cinnamon stick
 1 tbsp Tamarind paste
 1 tbsp Brown sugar
 400 ml Can coconut cream
 ½ cup Chicken stock
 500 g Boneless snapper fillets with skin, halved
 250 g Peeled green prawns, tails intact
 2 Tomatoes, cut into wedges
 60 g Baby spinach
 Steamed basmati rice, to serve
1

Step 1.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, curry leaves and half the chilli. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until onion just softens. Add fennel seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric, coriander and cinnamon. Cook, stirring for 1 minute or until fragrant.

2

Step 2.

Add tamarind, sugar, coconut cream and stock. Bring to a simmer. Add fish. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes or until fish is almost cooked through. Add prawns and tomato. Cook, uncovered, for 3 to 4 minutes or until seafood is cooked through. Stir in spinach.

3

Step 3.

Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add extra curry sprigs (be careful as mixture with splatter) for 30 seconds or until crisp. Drain on paper towel.

4

Step 4.

Top curry with remaining chilli and extra curry leaves. Serve with rice.

Enjoy!

With thanks to: www.taste.com.au

Ingredients

Create a new weeknight favourite with this flavoursome, snapper and prawn curry infused with turmeric, coconut and a hint of chilli.
Ingredients
 ¼ cup Vegetable oil
 1 Brown onion, thinly sliced
 12 Fresh curry leaves, plus extra sprigs to garnish
 2 Long green chillies, sliced
 2 tsp Fennel seeds
 1 tsp Mustard seeds
 1 tsp Ground turmeric
 1 tsp Ground coriander
 1 Cinnamon stick
 1 tbsp Tamarind paste
 1 tbsp Brown sugar
 400 ml Can coconut cream
 ½ cup Chicken stock
 500 g Boneless snapper fillets with skin, halved
 250 g Peeled green prawns, tails intact
 2 Tomatoes, cut into wedges
 60 g Baby spinach
 Steamed basmati rice, to serve

Directions

1

Step 1.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, curry leaves and half the chilli. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until onion just softens. Add fennel seeds, mustard seeds, turmeric, coriander and cinnamon. Cook, stirring for 1 minute or until fragrant.

2

Step 2.

Add tamarind, sugar, coconut cream and stock. Bring to a simmer. Add fish. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes or until fish is almost cooked through. Add prawns and tomato. Cook, uncovered, for 3 to 4 minutes or until seafood is cooked through. Stir in spinach.

3

Step 3.

Meanwhile, heat remaining oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add extra curry sprigs (be careful as mixture with splatter) for 30 seconds or until crisp. Drain on paper towel.

4

Step 4.

Top curry with remaining chilli and extra curry leaves. Serve with rice.

Enjoy!

With thanks to: www.taste.com.au

Quick Sri Lankan Fish And Prawn Curry