Spicy Prawn Curry

An easy and quick spicy prawns curry prepared with few ingredients!!!

Ingredients:

1. Prawns- 1/4 250 gm
2. Coconut oil- 1  tbsp
3. Onion-1 medium
4. Tomato-2 medium
5. Ginger crushed-1 tsp
6. Garlic crushed-1 tsp
7. Green chilly chopped-2 numbers
8. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
9. Chilly powder-1 tbsp
10. Kashmiri chilly powder-1 tsp
11. Tamarind-1 lemon sized ball
12. Salt-to taste

For Seasoning:

1. Coconut oil-1 tbsp
2. Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
3. Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
4. Fenugreek seeds- 1/4 tsp
5. Shallots (pearl onion) chopped- 1 tbsp
6. Curry leaves-2 spring

Preparation:

• Soak tamarind in 1 cup of hot water and squeeze well.
• Puree two chopped tomatoes in a blender to smooth.
• Heat coconut oil in a pan, add thinly chopped onions and saute well until nice golden.
• Add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilly.
• saute for a minute and add turmeric powder and chilly powder on low flame.
• Add blended tomato puree.
• Add tamarind soaked water along with another cup of  water.
• Add salt and cook on medium flame for about 10 minutes.
• Add cleaned prawns and cook for another 10-15 minutes until the prawns get cooked and curry starts thickening.
• Switch off the flame and do seasoning on top.
• Heat coconut oil in a pan; splutter mustard seeds followed by cumin seeds and fenugreek.
• Add thinly chopped shallots and suate until golden in color.
• Add curry leaves and switch off the flame.
• Pour it over the curry and mix well before serving.