Prawns in Mushroom Gravy

Prawns in Mushroom Gravy

Ingredients:

400 gm fresh white mushrooms
1 cup shelled prawns
2 medium-size onions, chopped
1/2 inch piece ginger
8 flakes of garlic
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoons fresh coriander, finely chopped
3 green chillies, each cut into 2 or 3 long pieces
3 tablespoons oil
Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Peel the mushrooms and cut them into bigish pieces. Wash them very carefully.
2. Take away the black threads running at the back of the prawns and wash them clean with water.
3. Grind ginger, garlic flakes all the chopped onions, coriander and poppy seeds into a fine paste. Keep aside.
4. Heat the oil in a pan.
5. Lower the fire, put in the green chillies’ pieces.
6. Stir for a minute. Take out with a slotted spoon. Keep aside.
7. In the same oil put in the prawns and turmeric powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
8. Cover the pan and let simmer on low fire.
9. When the prawns are almost tender add the ground paste.
10. Cook on medium fire till the liquid is almost burnt out.
11. Add chilly powder and fry by sprinkling water now and then till oil starts showing on the top.
12. Put in the mushroom pieces, stir for a minute and pour 2 cups of warm water.
13. Lower the fire, cover the pan with a fitting lid.
14. Let it simmer till the mushrooms are cooked to the desired tenderness.
15. Remove the lid, sprinkle garam masala and transfer the gravy to a fancy serving dish.
16. Garnish with chopped coriander and the green chillies.
17. Serve with a slice of lime.
18. This delicious gravy goes very well with hot phulkas, plain rice or bread slices.