Prawn Malai Curry

Here's a great recipe from Bengal- prawns simmered in coconut milk. Its wonderful with hot steamed rice and chapatis too.

Here's what you need:

Prawn / Shrimp: 1 lbs
Cup Coconut Milk: 1 cup
Medium Size Onion: 1 nos
Ginger Paste: 1 tbsp
Slitted Green Chili: 4 nos
Red Chili Powder: 1 tsp
Bay Leaf: 2 nos
Sugar: 2 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2tsp
Whole Cardamom: 2 nos
Cinnamon: 1/2 "
Whole Cloves: 4 nos
Cooking Oil: 50 gms
Salt to taste.

Start off by washing the prawns thoroughly and removing the veins.
Rub some turmeric powder and add salt and turmeric on the prawns and marinate.
Chop the onions. Crush cardamom, cinnamon and cloves into a fine powder.
Heat oil and fry onions till they are golden brown.
Add the garlic and ginger paste, bay leaf, red chilli powder and stir fry for about 5 - 7 minutes.
Add the prawns and fry along with the spices for a few minutes.
Add coconut milk, sugar, salt and the ground spices (cardamom, cinnamon and cloves).
Cover the vessel and simmer in medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Add green chillies. Close the cover for another 10 minutes.

And you are done! Enjoy your meal.

-reshmi mitra