Keralan scallop molee - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 600g (shelled weight) queen scallops, cleaned
• 1 tbsp coconut or groundnut oil
• ½ black mustard seeds
• ¼ cumin seeds
• 1 onion, very finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, halved, deseeded and finely sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
• 2½ cm cube of ginger, peeled and grated
• 20 curry leaves (or 40 dried)
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 400ml can coconut milk
• 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
• squeeze of lime juice or lemon juice (to taste)
• 1½ tbsp chopped fresh coriander, to serve
• plain boiled rice, to serve