Goan prawn curry. Simply Sumptuous!!!

Ingredients:
10-12 prawns
1 cup freshly grated coconut
3-4 pepper corns
2 green chillies
1 red chilli or 1/2 tea spn red chilli powder
1/4 tea spn turmeric powder
1 medium tomato
1 small onion
1 small round of tamarind
a pinch of hing (asafoetida)
1/2 tea spn oil
few pieces drumstick or ambado
few drops of coconut oil ( optional)
salt to taste

Method:

Clean, remove the outer crust and de-vein the prawns. Wash thoroughly with water.
Grind coconut, turmeric powder, red & green chillies, tamarind and pepper corns to a fine paste. Dont’ make this paste too watery.

Chop onion and tomato.

Heat oil in a pan and add hing. Add onion, tomato and 1/2 cup water. Let it boil for 2-3 mins.
Add the prawns and turmeric powder. Let the prawns cook for 10 mins. Once cooked, you can see that the prawns turn whitish/creamish.
Add water if required. Dont’ add too much water else the curry will end up too watery.
Add drumsticks/ambados and boil for a few mins.

Now, add the ground paste to this and let it boil.Add salt to taste. Boil for around 10-15 mins.

Add a few drops of coconut oil to this (if you have). Garnish with chopped green coriander.