I ate this dish for the first time in a shack in Kerala and fell
in love with it. It goes very well with Appam and I cook it very frequently as
a side dish.
1. Marinate 20-25 prawns with 1 tsp
turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala and salt for at least an hour
2. In
a pan, add 2 tbsp coconut oil. Add 2
twigs of Curry leaves, 2 finely diced green chillies, 1 big onion julienne. Add 1 inch of julienned ginger and 5-6 pods of garlic finely
chopped. Add 1tsp ginger
garlic paste. Saute all this
till the onion is brown.
3. Add 2 tomatoes finely chopped and sauté
4. Add 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp garam
masala and 1 tsp red chilli powder and cook all this till the oil
separates
5. Now
add the marinated prawns and cook
6. Add 1 tsp tamarind paste for the tangy flavour. Add salt
according to taste
7. Add
water to adjust the consistency
8. Cook
for 10 mins on a low flame. Add curry leaves and 1 tsp garam masala just before removing from flame.
9. Sprinkle freshly cut coriander leaves and serve with Appam or
rice.