Kerala Prawn Kootu

Ingredients

• 250 g prawns, cleaned (இறால்)
• 2 onions, chopped (வெங்காயம்)
• 2 tomatoes (தக்காளி)
• 1 cup coconut milk (தேங்காய் பால்)
• 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste (இஞ்சி பூண்டு விழுது)
• 2 lemons, juiced (எலுமிச்சம் பழம்)
• 5 green chillies (பச்சைமிளகாய்)
• 3 tsp coconut oil (தேங்காய் எண்ணெய்)
• as needed salt (உப்பு)
• a little coriander leaves (கொத்தமல்லி)

Method

1. Marinate the washed prawns in the lemon juice.
2. Scald the tomatoes in boiling water, peel and grind to a puree.
3. Heat oil and saute onion and green chillies, then the ginger-garlic paste until the raw smell is gone.
4. Add the prawns and saute, then the tomato puree for a few minutes.
5. Pour in the coconut milk with salt and cook until the prawns are done; finish with coriander.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 15. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.