Mayawati Prawn Curry

Name: Mayawati Prawn Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: tablespoon of vegetable oil: 3; kg of small prawns: 1/2; sliced tomatoes, properly presented: 2; green chilies: 4; cups of water: 2; salt to taste; grated coconut: 1; onion properly sliced: 1; cloves of garlic: 6; tablespoons of coriander seeds: 2; teaspoon of turmeric powder: 1; pieces of Goan dried chili: 15

Features:

Cuisine:

Indian

40 mins
Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients

3 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1/2 kg of small prawns
2 sliced tomatoes, properly presented
4 green chilies
2 cups of water
salt to taste
For the spice paste :
1 grated coconut
1 onion properly sliced
6 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of coriander seeds
1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
15 pieces of Goan dried chili

How to Make Mayawati Prawn Curry

Gather all the ingredients and place them in front of you.
Take out your grinder and grind all the ingredients together for the paste.
Sprinkle a bit of water inside the paste if you feel like it.
Heat the oil inside a pan and sauté the green chili and the onions on it, until they turn light brown.
Now, add the spice paste to the pan and stir at medium heat for around 5 minutes.
Now, toss some prawns inside the pan, and mix the paste well with the prawns. Apply the paste on the prawns.
Put in some water now, and bring the mixture to a boil.
Finally add salt and tomatoes, and stir them inside the pan for 2 minutes.
Cover and let the mixture cook for 12 minutes on low heat.
Serve hot for best impression.

Trivia

The oldest fossil for shrimps on record in the world is believed to be over some 360 million years old. Thus, shrimps have been around for a long time, and have been an integral part of our cuisine for some time now.