Prawn Curry Gravy

Prawn Curry Gravy

Ingredients:

½ kg Cleaned, prawns
2 big onions, chopped
1 tsp red chilli powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
10 fresh curry leaves
1 tsp oil

Ingredients for Paste:

6 garlic flakes
1 tsp coriander seeds
3 cloves
1 cinnamon
½ tsp khus-khus
1 cup fresh coconut milk

Preparation:

1. Marinate the prawns in salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder for half an hour.
2. Make a paste of the all the ingredients mentioned in ‘make a paste’, adding 2 tsp of water.
3. Boil the marinated prawns till they are almost done, approx 5 minutes (for small to medium sized prawns and for larger prawns, boil for 8 minutes) Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add the onions and curry leaves and sauté till the onions turn transparent.
4. Add the paste and combine well and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly as you will find that the mixture sticks to the vessel.
5. Add the boiled prawns with any left over water, if any.
6. Cook on low heat till the prawns cook in the curried paste, approx 10 minutes.
7. There should be no water content and stir fry till the curry coats the prawns and appears like a stir fry dish.
8. Serve with hot steamed rice or rotis.