David Thompson’s Prawns With Herb Sauce & Coconut Cream

Ingredients

• 1½ cups palm sugar
• 1 cup lime juice
• 1½ cups mandarin juice
• a sizeable pinch of galangal powder
• a delicate pinch of mandarin powder
• a large pinch of toasted chilli powder
• 2 tablespoons deep-fried garlic
• 2 – 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 cup sliced peeled Thai garlic
• 1 cup sliced red shallots
• ½ cup shredded wild ginger
• 1 cup shredded young ginger
• 1 cup shredded green mango
• 1 cup pineapple, sliced
• ½ cup shredded star fruit, sliced
• 1 cup chopped sour leaves
• 1 cup Asian (Thai) basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons mandarin zest
• 40 cleaned prawns, blanched – more depending on their size
• 2 cups coconut cream
• coarse dried prawns