*Salwaa’s Red Thai Prawn Curry* Salwaa's Cape Malay Cooking From My Kitchen To Yours - keeping our heritage alive since 2011 I made my own paste but these red thai curry paste is readily available at supermarkets _Ingredients for the red curry paste:_ 2 tsp whole coriander 1 tsp whole jeera 2 red chillies use more or less 2 shallots peeled 2 stems lemon grass trimmed or 1 dried lemon grass 1 tsp freshly grated ginger 4 cloves garlic peeled Zest and juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp hot paprika 1 small red pepper deseeded and roughly chopped 4 kaffir lime leaves Olive oil Grind all the above in a paste or liquidised ( i used half and froze the other half) Remaining Ingredients 1 kg deshelled and deveined large prawns 2 Tbsp cooking oil Thai Curry paste (above) 1 Tbsp garlic and ginger paste 1/2 to 1 tin of coconut milk 2 Tbsp fish sauce 2 tsp sugar optional Handful of chopped fresh basil for garnishing Method Warm oil Add half of the red curry paste Add garlic and ginger paste Cook for about 10 - 15 minutes or so on medium heat. Don’t add water Add fish sauce, coconut milk and sugar optional Cook for a further 5 minutes or so. Add prawns and stir for a couple of minutes Garnish with fresh basil i served mine with a coconut rice Enjoy