Monday 29 July 2013

Prawns and Potato Masala (Chemmeen Urulakhizhangu Masala)

Yet another Sea food Delicacy :-)

Ingredients

Prawns: 250gms
Potato: 2
Onion: 1
Tomato: 1 Big

Green Chilly: 3 - 4
Ginger: 1 Small Piece
Grated Coconut: 1/2 Cup
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon

Red Chilly Powder: 2 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala Powder: 2 Tea Spoon
Coconut oil: 4 table Spoon
Mustard seeds: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Dried red Chilly: 2 - 3

Salt
Water
Curry Leaves
Corriander Leaves

Cooking Time: 10 to 15 minutes
Method

Clean the prawns well
Mix together chopped potato, onion, split green chilly, crushed or chopped ginger and cleaned prawns
To this add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and required water and cook well
In the mean time dry roast the coconut adding little coconut oil

Roast till it becomes golden brown in color
Once it is done reduce the flame and add garam masala powder and stir for another 1 or 2 minutes and switch off the flame
Once this mixture gets cooled grind it to a fine paste
Once the prawns gets cooked add chopped tomato and let it cook
Now add the ground coconut paste and let it boil
Add curry leaves and coriander leaves

Once it boils stir well and switch off the flame
To a pan add rest of the coconut oil and add mustard seeds
Once it finishes popping add dried red chillies to it and saute till it changes color
Pour this on top of the curry
Serve hot with rice, chapati, bread etc.


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