PRAWN MASALA (CHINGUDI MASALA) CURRY

·        INGREDIENTS:

·         500g Prawn

·         3 Onion finely chopped

·         2tsp ginger paste

·         2tbs garlic paste

·         Corn Flour Powder

·         Turmeric Powder

·         ½tsp Coriander Powder

·         ¼tsp Cumin Powder

·         1tsp of Meat Masala

·         Red Chili Powder(optional)

·         2 red tomato finely cut

·         1 potato peeled and cut into long pieces

·         Pancha-phutana (Mix of seeds of Cumin(Zeera), Mustard(Sorisha), Fenugreek(Methi), Imperial Cumin(Kala Zeera), Saunf(Pana Madhuri))

·         ½tsp of Coriander powder

·         Whole Garam Masala

·         8tbs Refine Oil

·         Finely chopped 3 Green Chilies

·         Salt to Taste

·         Fresh cut Coriander leaves

·         1tbs Soya Sauce

·         2tbs Tomato Sauce

·         4tbs Curd

  PROCEDURE:

·         First remove all the shells and clean the prawns properly. Drain all the water.

·         Add 1/4tsp of salt, 1tbs of Turmeric powder, 2tbs Refined Oil, 2tbs Corn Flour Powder, 1tbs Ginger Garlic Paste & 2tbs Curd to the Prawns and marinate it.

·         Deep fry Potato pieces and keep aside.

·         Take 2tbs of refine oil in a pan on medium heat. Add prawns and fry till orange color then keep aside.

·         Take the rest of the oil in the Pan, add panch-phutan.

·         When spluttering stops add finely chopped onion and green chilies & keep frying till the onions turned to golden color.

·         Add Ginger, Garlic paste, Coriander Powder, Turmeric powder, chili powder and fry.

·         When the raw smell is gone add cut tomato and salt.

·         Keep stirring the masala cooking till it leaves oil around it. Then add 1tbs soya sauce, 2tbs tomato sauce & keep on stirring.

·         Then add the 2tbs curd in to masala & stirring for 2mins more.

·         Then add fried prawns, potato and meat masala and mix properly.

·         Now add 2 cup of water to it and bring to boil.

·         Cook for 3-4 minute then garnish with fresh cut Coriander Leaves.