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Spicy Prawn Curry
Ingredients
Prawn Curry Vegetables that could be used for this curry is : Brinjal /Drumsticks; Mango; Methi Leaves. Prawns 1 kg – shell/devein/clean/wash/ drain & keep aside. Other Ingredients needed for the curry: 2 big Onions – finely sliced; A sprig of Curry leaves; 4-5 green chillies – slit lengthwise; 3 big Tomatoes – chopped & kept; Oil – 6-8 Tbspns: Tamarind – as big as a golf ball – soak in hot water & extract the pulp & keep aside. Grind to a smooth paste: Ginger – 1 ½” pc. Garlic – 8 –10 big pods; 1 heaped Tbspn Chillie Powder; 1 heaped tbspn. Kashmiri Chillie powder; 2 heaped tbspns Corriander powder; 1 level tspn Jeera powder; 1 level teaspoon Turmeric powder; wash mixie jar in a little water & keep water for cooking. Grind Separately: 5-6 Heaped Tbspns of Coconut – soak the coconut scraping in ½ cup of hot water for 20 mins. then grind to a smooth paste & keep aside. Grind Separately: Clean/Wash the Prawn heads, grind to a smooth paste & keep aside. Wash the mixie jar & keep the water for cooking. For Garnishing: Chopped Corriander Leaves – 2-3 Tbspns.
Method
Put a vessel on fire add 6 tbspns of Oil, when hot add the finely sliced Onions & fry till brown, add the curry leaves & green chillies, lower heat & add the Ginger/garlic masala paste & fry for 2 – 3 mins till oil comes to the surface & the raw smell has gone – add a little of the masala water if necessary so that the masala does not burn – now add the chopped tomatoes & continue to fry on low heat till tomato pcs. Are soft – add the tamarind water, salt to taste, the ground Prawn heads paste, all the masala water which you have mix well & let it bubble nicely till the raw tamarind water smell goes & a good aroma (flavour) escapes – Now add the coconut paste mix well - Check gravy for thickness. Once the gravy thickness is achieved – add Prawns –cover & cook for 3-5 mins. Remove, garnish with chopped coriander leaves & serve. **If using Brinjals or Mango for the curry – you could cut the Brinjals lengthwise & add to the curry after the tomatoes have become soft. **If yr. using Drumsticks or Potato – you should steam the vegetables separately with a little salt & add to the Curry -

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