Prawn Masala with Coconut Milk

Name: Prawn Masala with Coconut Milk
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gm prawn; To taste salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tsp sugar; 2-3 green cardamoms; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 3-4 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion chopped; 2 green chillies slit; 1 tomato chopped; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp garam masala powder; To taste salt; 1/2 cup coconut milk; 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 servings

For marination
300 gmprawn
To tastesalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspred chilli powder
For gravy
2 tbspmustard oil
1 tspsugar
2-3green cardamoms
1 inchcinnamon stick
3-4cloves
1bay leaf
1 tspcumin seeds
1onion chopped
2green chillies slit
1tomato chopped
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcumin powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspgaram masala powder
To tastesalt
1/2 cupcoconut milk
2 tspchopped coriander leaves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

To begin with peel and clean the prawns. Wash them properly in running water.
2

Marinate the prawns with 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp chilli powder and salt and keep aside for at least 10-15 minutes.
3

Heat 2-3 tsp oil in a pan and gently shallow fry the prawns for 3-4 minutes. Keep aside.
4

Heat remaining oil in another pan. Add sugar and the moment it melts down to maroon colour, add whole dry spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves), bay leaf and cumin seeds.
5

When they begin to splutter, add chopped onion and green chilli. Fry onion till brown. Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Saute for few seconds. Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 3-4 minutes till the raw smell disappears.
6

Then add cumin powder, coriander powder and mix well. Add little water and fry masala until oil separates. Add chopped tomato and salt. Cook till tomato is soft and mushy.
7

Now add the fried prawns and mix well. Add coconut milk and cook for 5-7 minutes on a low medium heat till it reaches a desired gravy. Add garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves. Cover and turn off the flame.
8

Serve prawn masala hot with rice or roti.