Tangy Prawn Curry and Rice

Curried Prawn and Rice.
Category: Main Course Preparation and Cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves 2

Ingredients for Prawn Curry

12- 15 Tiger prawns
3 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 large tomatoes (finely chopped)
2 large onions (finely chopped)
1 cup grated coconut
4 red chillies
5-6 curry leaves
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp red chilly powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp oil
Salt
Coriander (For garnish)

Steps to make tangy prawn curry

• Clean the prawns and de-vein them
• Marinate the prawns with turmeric, chilly powder and ginger garlic paste. Keep them aside for 20 minutes.
• Roast the red chillies and coriander seeds for a minute without using oil. Now add a cup of freshly grated coconut and continue roasting till coconut is brown. Grind the roasted ingredients in a mixer to form a thick paste.
• Take 1 tbsp oil in a pan and sauté the marinated prawns in it for about a minute. Keep the prawns aside.
• In the same pan, add some more oil and put the curry leaves in it. Do not overcook the curry leaves or they will turn black. Add onions and sauté till onions are transparent; add tomatoes at this stage and sauté till tomatoes are soft. Add prawns and salt and stir for a minute. Now add the coconut paste and ½ cup water. Cook till prawns are done.
• Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Ingredients for Rice

1 cup basmati rice
2 bay leaves
2 cloves
3-4 pepper corns
• In a cooker, add 1 tsp oil and let the bay leaves, cloves and pepper corns crackle.
• Wash the rice thoroughly.
• Add the rice in the cooker and roast it for a minute.
• Add one and half cup water and salt. Cook till done.
• Please note that the rice should not be over cooked.
• Serve the curried prawns on the bed of rice.

Simply yummy! You will love this tangy spicy dish.

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