Sri Lankan Prawn Stir Fry

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Serves 4 · Ready in 15 min

This Sri Lankan prawn stir fry is a flavour explosion! Nipun Liyanapathirana brings you an authentic prawn stir fry that's ready in just 15 minutes. Packed with aromatic spices, curry leaves, and perfectly cooked prawns, this prawn stir fry delivers restaurant-quality results at home. The secret to this incredible prawn stir fry is using shell-on prawns and that hit of fresh lime at the end. Whether you're craving a quick weeknight dinner or impressive prawn stir fry for guests, this recipe has you covered!

Recipe

Serves 4 · Total 15m

Ingredients

• 150g prawns (with shell is better)
• 2 sprigs curry leaves, plus extra fried curry leaves for serving
• 1 small piece of pandan leaf
• Salt, to taste
• 1½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 3 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cardamom pod, crushed
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 5 green chilli, split open
• 1 tbsp crushed ginger and garlic
• 1½ tbsp chilli flakes
• ¼ lime juice

Method

1. Season prawns with black pepper, chilli powder, salt & turmeric. Heat up a pan on medium-high heat, add coconut oil. Once the oil is heated, add cinnamon and cardamom.
2. Give it a few seconds and add the onions. Sauté them for two minutes. Add curry leaves, pandan leaf, green chilli and the crushed ginger & garlic.
3. Sauté for three more minutes till the onions start to change colour. Now add the seasoned prawns, stir fry for one minute on high heat. Add chilli flakes and stir fry for another minute.
4. Kill the heat and finish with freshly squeezed lime and top with fried curry leave.