Serves 3-4.

This exotic curry will really awaken your taste buds and enliven a romantic dinner.

1 pound(450 g) prepared prawns
1 onion, skinned and sliced
4 cloves of garlic
2 red chiles
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
2 ounces (50 g) ghee or cooking oil
10 fluid ounces (285 ml) coconut milk
5 fluid ounces (140 ml) water
Pinch of ground cumin
1 inch (2.5 cm) turmeric
1 inch (2.5 cm) green ginger
1 tablespoon tamarind juice
Hot cooked rice

Heat the ghee or cooking oil in a pan and add the sliced onion.

Fry the onion until a golden brown, then add the prawns and continue cooking until the prawns are browned. Sprinkle the salt over the prawns then add the spice ingredients and mix.

Dilute half the coconut milk with the water and pour over the prawn mixture. Simmer the prawns until tender then add the remaining coconut milk and tamarind juice. Stir and serve while hot on a bed of plain boiled rice.