Pineapple Curry With Prawns

Ingredients

400 g Large Prawns, peeled
½ Pineapple, cut into chunks
2 Stalks Lemongrass, lightly crushed
1 ¼ Cups Coconut Milk
¾ Cup of Water
2 Tbsp Peanut Oil
Sea Salt to taste

Curry Paste
5 (95 g) Red Chilies, seeded
10 Thai Bird’s Eye Chilies
8 (200 g) Shallots, peeled and coarsely chopped
¼ inch Fresh Turmeric or Ground Turmeric

Method

Combine all the curry paste ingredients and blend into a smooth paste.

In a medium saucepan, heat the oil on a moderate heat and cook the curry paste together with the lemongrass until fragrant. (About 15 minutes)



Then add in the coconut milk and water. Bring the curry mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.



Add the pineapple and prawns and cook for another 5 minutes or until the prawn is cooked. Season the curry with sea salt.