Pickled Prawns: Spiced with Bay Leaves, Coriander and Turmeric

Ingredients

• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
• 2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp fennel
• 1 tbsp grounded cumin
• 1 tbsp black peppercorns
• 3 green chillies split through the middle and deseeded
• 8 bay leaves
• ½ cup sugar
• 500 ml brown vinegar
• 5 onions, sliced into rings
• Salt to taste
• 1 ½ cups cornflour (Maizena)
• 500 g cooked and peeled frozen prawns
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Oil to shallow fry