Ingredients
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
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1 teaspoon whole cumin seed
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1 in piece ginger, grated or shredded
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10 curry leaves
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1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
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1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
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2 cups cubed red pumpkins or 2 cups cubed sweet potatoes
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1 cup coconut milk
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3/4 cup water
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1 lb prawns or 1 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined
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2 handfuls fresh spinach, roughly chopped
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1 teaspoon vinegar
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steamed rice
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2 onions, peeled and sliced thinly into half-slices
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1 -2 green chili pepper, sliced and seeded (I sliced them thinly instead of leaving nearly whole)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add the mustard seed and cumin and saute until the mustard seeds start to pop, about 1 minute.
- Add the ginger, chili peppers, onions and curry leaves and saute over medium heat until the onion is translucent, but not browned. Stir from time to time.
- Stir in the turmeric and salt, then add the cubed pumpkin or sweet potato. Stir well and saute for a few minutes.
- Add the coconut milk and the water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until the pumpkin or sweet potato is tender, stirring from time to time.
- Add the prawns or shrimp and spinach, and simmer just until the shrimp is cooked, three to five minutes. Stir in the vinegar.
- Serve with steamed rice or naan.