Prawns cooked with spring onion

I usually use spring onions as a  garnish in Chinese cooking. I bought a whole pack of spring onions from Costco and didn't know what to do with them. When I was talking to my niece the other day, she gave me her mother-in-law's mouthwatering recipe for this prawn dish. This is a very simple, quick and easy dish. Thanks Shabnum, for sharing this recipe.

Ingredients:
250 gm prawns or shrimps
8 to 9 spring onions (green and white seperately chopped)
1 tsp ginger and garlic paste
2 small tomatoes
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
salt to taste
sugar a pinch(optional)
4 tbsp oil


Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Add the white part of the spring onions and saute well. Add ginger and garlic paste; when it is slightly brown, add the chopped tomatoes. When the tomatoes are soft, add the chilli powder, turmeric, salt and sugar and mix it well. Now add the prawns and cook for a couple of minutes. Then add the green part of the spring onions. Do not add water. Let this cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Simmer it for another 5 minutes. Enjoy this delectable dish which goes very well with white rice and rasam.