Mushroom – Prawns Curry (Koon Konju Curry)

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Ingredients for Mushroom – Prawns Curry (Koon Konju Curry):

1. Mushroom – 250 gm
   Corn flour and salt – For dip-frying
   Oil – For frying
2. Prawns, big-sized or lobsters – 100gm
   Turmeric powder – 100gm
   Red chilli powder – ½ small spoon
   Salt – For taste
3. Coconut oil – 1 big spoon
   Mustard – ½ small spoon
   Curry leaves – 1 stalk
4. Onions chopped into very fine pieces – 1 big
   Green chillies chopped – 2
   Garlic paste – 1 small spoon
   Ginger paste – 1 small spoon
   Tomato – 1 finely chopped
5. Chilli powder – 1 big spoon
   Coriander powder – ½ big spoon
   Turmeric powder – ¼ small spoon
6. Garam masala powder – ½ small spoon
   Salt – As needed
7. Curry leaves – 1 stalk

How to prepare Mushroom – Prawns Curry (Koon Konju Curry)?

1. Cut mushrooms into pieces.
2. Add enough salt and water to the corn flour to prepare the batter, and dip dry mushroom pieces in hot oil.
3. Marinate prawns with ingredients no: 2 and allow them to rest for 15 minutes.
4. Then deep fry prawns in hot oil and keep aside.
5. Heat 1 big spoon of coconut oil in an earthen pot and splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves.
6. Then sauté ingredients no: 4 till the content is well cooked.
7. Add powders listed as 5 and fry till the aroma changes to a nice flavour.
8. Now add cooked mushrooms and prawns, sufficient water along with garam masala powder and salt and boil in a high flame for three minutes.
9. Now simmer the flame, close the lid and cook for 10 more minutes.
10. When the curry turns thick and the oil separates, add a little curry leaves and turn the flame off.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine June 15-30, 2017

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