Marinate cleaned and deveined prawns with a lil salt, red chilli powder, turmeric and coriander powder and keep aside for 5-10 mins.

In a pan, add oil, when the oil is hot, add curry leaves and whole dried chillies and let it splutter.

Then add chopped onions. Ginger-garlic paste and sauté it till the onions get golden.

Then add chopped tomatoes and cook till they get mushy.

Now add in the spice powders, turmeric, red chilli powder, pepper powder, coriander and cumin powder and mix well.

You can also add in coconut, in case you want a thicker gravy. Add a lil water and let all the masala come together.

Now add in the prawns. Sauté it with the masala by adding some water and let it cook for about 5 mins, as the prawns gets cooked very fast

Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander. You can adjust the water depending on the consistency of the gravy you are looking for.