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Sri Lankan Prawn Curry
This Sri Lankan Prawn Curry is just 8 Smart Points per portion on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan.
- Prep time
- 25 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
- 2 onions (chopped finely)
- 3 garlic cloves (chopped finely)
- 1 tsp ground tumeric
- 2 tsp curry powder (I used mild)
- 3 tsp mustard seeds
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp ginger (finely chopped)
- 1.75 cups light coconut milk
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 lemon (juice)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 4.5 cups shrimp (raw & shelled)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onions and cook till golden.
- 2
Add the garlic, curry powder, turmeric, salt, mustard seeds and ginger and stir for 2 minutes to make a paste.
- 3
Add the coconut milk, chopped tomatoes, tamarind paste, lemon juice and sugar. Stir and then allow to simmer for 8 - 10 minutes.
- 4
Add the prawns and cook for a further 5 minutes until the prawns have cooked through.
- 5
Serve with rice.