Prawn Varai – Jaffna Style

Ingredients:

Raw prawns 500 Gms

Onions 1 large

Coconut scarped 150 Gms

Turmeric powder 1⁄2 teaspoons

Jaffna Chilli powder 2 teaspoons

Curry leaves 6

Dried chillies 2

Oil

Salt to tate

Method:

Shell, clean and wash prawns.

Then mix the prawns with turmeric powder and salt and boil them in little water until soft and firm.

Drain if there is excess water and let prawns to cool. When cool, grind in a grinder coarsely.

In a dish, transfer the ground prawns, add chilli powder, coconut scrapings, add curry leaves and mix by hand well.

Taste and add salt if necessary. In a frying pan, fry some diced onions until soft, add cut dried chillies and fry further.

Add the prawn coconut mixture and keep stirring until the mixture is dry.

Do not over roast this.