Goan Prawns Curry

Ingredients for Goan Prawns Curry:

1. Prawns, big-sized, cleaned – ½ kg
2. Coconut grated – 1
3. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
   Vanaspati – 1 big spoon
4. Cinnamon – 1-inch piece
   Cardamom – 4
5. Onions – 2, chopped
   Green chillies – 2, end split
6. Ginger-garlic paste – 1.5 big spoons
7. Chilli powder – 2 small spoons
   Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
   Cumin powder – ¼ small spoon
8. Salt – As required
   Lemon juice – From ½ lemon
9. Corn flour – 1 small spoon
10. Curry leaves – As required

How to prepare Goan Prawns Curry?

1. Clean prawns and keep aside.
2. Add water to the grated coconut and extract the first, second and third coconut milk.
3. Heat coconut oil and vanaspati together and fry cinnamon and cardamom.
4. Sauté onions and green chillies.
5. Before they change colour, drain from oil.
6. In the remaining oil, add ginger-garlic paste and sauté it.
7. Reduce the flame and add the powders listed as 7, and fry for a while.
8. When the masala smell goes, add salt, lemon juice and the third extract of coconut milk.
9. Add prawns and fried ingredients (which we kept aside) and cook well.
10. Add the second extract of coconut milk and allow to boil.
11. Mix corn flour with 1^st extract of coconut milk and add to the prawn curry.
12. Add curry leaves and heat the curry. Never bring to a boil.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine March 15-31, 2018

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