Prawns With Chayote In Turmeric Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -2 chayote
• 2 red chilies, seeded
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1/4 inch ginger, peeled
• 1 lemongrass, stem sliced
• 1 inch fresh turmeric, peeled
• 1 cup water
• lemon juice
• 14 ounces coconut milk
• 1 lb prawns, cooked and peeled
• salt

Recipe

• 1 peel the chayotes, remove the seeds and cut into strips.
• 2 grind the fresh red chillies, onion, ginger, sliced lemon grass and fresh turmeric to a paste in food processor. add water to the paste mixture, with a squeeze of lemon juice and salt to taste.
• 3 pour into a pan. bring to a boil and cook for 1-2 minutes. add chayote and cook for 2 minutes. stir in coconut milk.
• 4 stir in prawns and cook gently for 2-3 minutes. serve over rice.