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Ingredients
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Vegetables that could be used for this curry is : Brinjal /Drumsticks; Mango; Methi Leaves.
Prawns 1 kg Med.size 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; Veg. 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.
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Method
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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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Contributed
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Pearl Subramanian
pms2403@yahoo.com |
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