prawn curry ( Archived) (2)

cleaning of prawns is very easy
first hold head and pull the tail
then the shell comes of easily leaving the flesh
separate the shell and the flesh.
no, do not throw away the shell,
you need to boil them with water for ten minutes in slow fire.
then strain the liquid,it is more like prawn soup.
call it prawn liquid extract.now throw the shell in the garbage
it cannot be used again.
the fleshy prawns of 250gms must be fried with 1 tea spn of oil
in a kadia for not more then two minutes do not burn it
take out the fried prawns
and use the same kadia with oil for adding the below ingredients,
now
slice onions in small pieces
i potato in diced pieces
pinch of salt
1 table spn of coconut powder
1 tea spn of chillie powder
1 teaspn of dhania powder
1 teaspoon of jeera powder
1 glass of water
sliced tomatoes in small pieces
1 tea spn of basin
1 teaspn of mustard seed
1 teaspn of haldi
i mashed or chutneyed tamarind
boil in slow fire for ten minutes
then put
the fried prawns,
prawns shell extract or soup,
1 twig of cotmeer leaves,not the stem,
10 leaves of curry patta
and boil it still further for ten minutes
in slow fire
and serve hot with steam rice.
tast better with white rice or boiled kerala rice.