Bidisha's Corner

Monday 27 October 2014

Konkani Style Prawn Malai Curry

INGREDIENTS:
Prawns medium sized (1 Kg).

Onions (1 1/2 cups).
Tomatoes finely chopped (1 cup).
Cashew(5-6)+ poppy seeds (1 tsp) ground to paste and kept aside.
Coconut paste and milk (1 cup).
Salt to taste.
Red chili powder, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder.
Coriander leaves for garnish.
Curry leaves (1 Twig).
Cumin seeds (1 Tsp), Dried red chillies (2-3).
Garam masala powder (2 TBs).
Ginger paste (1 TBs).
Garlic paste 91 Tsp).
Ghee (1 TBs), Mustard oil (20ml).

PROCEDURE:
Apply salt and turmeric powder to neatly cleaned prawns and fry them in oil till golden brown.
Now in a wide pan add some more oil and add cumin seeds and dried red chillies, as they pop up add (1 TBs) garam masala powder and stir, now add onions and fry them golden brown, add tomatoes, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt and cook till leaves the walls of pan. Now add cashew paste and poppy seeds paste and saute well, add chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, coconut milk and powder and saute well, till oil leaves the walls of pan, add curry leaves, now add prawns, and mix well, so that all contents in the pan mixes up well, Add little water and as gravy starts boiling, add ghee and cook it up. Check the consistency of the gravy, do not over boil the prawns, which makes prawns harder.
Sprinkle some garam masala powder over it and off the flame. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve it with hot white rice and enjoy the awesome taste of prawns.

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