Sea Food Recipes from Mangalore - Spicy Prawn curry

Spicy  mangalorean Prawn Curry

Ingredients

Prawns - 250 gms ( shelled and deveined)

Onions - 2 large chopped

Tomatoes 2 medium sized cut into small pieces

Green chillies - 3 or 4, according to taste

Ginger a small piece

Garlic 6-7 flakes

Turmeric powder a pinch

Salt and Oil

Coriander leaves a few

For the curry paste
grind the following ingredients :-
One Onion sliced
Coriander seeds I tb sp
Red chillies 5 or more according to taste
2 tablespoonful of grated coconut
Yogurt - 3 tb sp
Method :-
Fry one sliced onion until brown and cool. In the same pan fry the Coriander seeds and the  red chillies. Grind the Onions , the grated coconut and the  spices adding 3 tablespoonful of yogurt , into a fine paste.
Crush the garlic and ginger  and add to the prawns along with some  salt and Turmeric powder. Keep aside for 5-10 minutes.
Heat  some coconut oil or any other cooking oil in a pan and add the marinated prawns. Fry lightly until the prawns curl up. Take them off  the pan and keep aside. Add  more oil if required and add the rest of the onions and fry until  brown, add the green chillies and the tomatoes and fry until the tomatoes are cooked. Add the ground masala paste and mix well. Add some water depending on the consistency required and let the mixture simmer for a while on low heat . Finally add the prawns that have been set aside and mix well. Let the prawns cook for a minute only to  absorb the gravy . Add chopped corainder leaves before turning off the stove.Prawns need to remain firm and not hard.if they are over cooked prawns turn hard or if they are not very fresh they tend to turn too soft after cooking…
This gravy is best served with Rice, Naans or even Dosas (pan cakes) …