THAI GREEN CURRY WITH AUBERGINE AND PRAWNS
Ingredients
- 8 tiger prawn
- shells and heads only
- 100ml/3½fl oz boiling water
- 15g/½oz root ginger
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 baby aubergines
- cut into wedges
- 1 scotch bonnet chilli
- sliced
- 30g/1oz root ginger
- cut into batons
- 2 garlic cloves
- chopped
- 4 tiger prawns
- 2 spring onions
- chopped
- large handful fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp double cream
- 1 lime
- zest only
- large handful fresh mint
- 1 scotch bonnet chilli
- chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh basil
- chopped
- 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- fresh coriander leaves
Directions
- For the prawn stock
- place the prawn shells and heads
- boiling water and ginger into a saucepan and boil for ten minutes.
- Strain the mixture into a clean bowl. Discard the shells and ginger.
- For the aubergines and prawns
- heat the oil in a wok until smoking hot. Add the aubergines and cook for two minutes. Add the chilli
- ginger and garlic to the wok and cook for one minute.
- Add the prawns and spring onions to the wok and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the prawns are coloured on all sides and are cooked through.
- For the curry paste
- place all the ingredients into the bowl of a food processor and blend to a paste.
- Add the paste and the prawn stock to the aubergines and prawns in the wok and cook for three minutes.
- To serve
- stir in the basil and pour into a serving bowl. Garnish with the Greek yoghurt and the fresh coriander leaves.

