Spicy Prawn Curry

I've been planning to cook prawns for a while now. My better half is allergic to prawns and so I never cook them at home. But today the craving for some spicy prawn curry was a little too much to handle. So off we went to the nearby supermarket and got some prawns as well as some Pink Perch for the hubby. This is a fairly easy recipe and the prawns take very less time to cook.

What you need:
1. 250 gms medium sized prawns (I got about 15 of them)
2. Curry leaves
3. Salt to taste
4. 1 tbsp Oil

For the masala:
1. A small onion finely chopped
2. 2 cloves garlic minced
3. 7-8 dry red chillies roasted
4. 1 tsp roasted coriander seeds
5. 1/2 tsp Tamarind Paste

The pic is of the turmeric and salt marinated prawns, hence the yellow color.

How to make it:

• Clean the prawns well. Make sure that you take off the vein from across the back of the prawns. This if left behind can upset your stomach and even make you sick. 
• Rub the prawns with salt and turmeric and keep them marinated for about 30 minutes.
• Grind the ingredients for the masala to a smooth paste. Add a little bit of water during grinding.

• Heat the oil in a pan. Add the ground masala and fry till the raw smell is gone (2-3 minutes).
• Add the prawns and enough water depending on how much gravy you want.

• Keep on high flame till the gravy starts boiling and immediately reduce to low flame.

• Add salt to taste and mix well.
• Take off the stove once done. The prawns will not take more than 3-4 minutes to cook. If in doubt, taste a small piece to check if its done.
• Fry the curry leaves in a little bit of oil, add to the prawns and mix well.

This goes well with hot rice/appam/dosa. Or anything you would like to have it with :)

P.s. I'll post the Pink Perch recipe soon :)