Malabar Prawn Curry

Ingredients:

1. Prawn - 500 gms
2. Coconut grated - 1 and 1/2 cup
3. Onion - 2 sliced
4. Tomato - 1 cut into small pieces
5. Garlic - 2 tbsp chopped
6. Ginger - 1 tsp chopped
7. Green Chillies - 5-6 slit
8. Curry leaves - 15
9. Tamarind pulp - 1 and 1/2 tbsp
10. turmeric powder - 2 tsp
11. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
12. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
13. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
14. Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
15. Mustard seeds - 1tsp
16. Refined Oil or Coconut oil

Method:

1. Add salt and turmeric powder to the prawns.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in kadai. Fry the prawns for 2-3 mins on both the sides.Fry them in batches.Keep them aside.

     4. Heat 2 tbsp oil in the same kadai.Add mustard seeds.

     5. When the mustard seeds crackle, add onion,green chilly,curry leaves and chopped ginger and garlic.

     6. Fry them till the onion becomes soft and transparent.

     7. Add tomatoes and fry till tomatoes are mushy.

    8. When the oil separates, add turmeric powder,chilly powder,cumin and coriander powder and garam masala powder.Fry for 2 mins.

   9. Add 3 cups of water and salt.
  10.While its getting boiled, make a paste of grated coconut, 1 green chilly and tamarind pulp.
  11.When the gravy starts boiling, add the fried prawns.Cover and cook for 5-6 mins in slow flame till the prawns are cooked prperly.

     12.  Now add the coconut paste and cover and cook in slow flame for 5 mins more.

     13. Now serve it hot with steamed rice.

Malabar Prawn Curry