Recipe CookBook

Prawn with Potatoes

Cooking time : 35Minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients:

shelled raw prawns - 450 grms

lime juice - 2 tsps

potatoes (peeled and cut in 1cm cubes)- 450 grms

oil - 2 tbsp

curry leaves - 5-8

fresh green garlic cloves and shoots (chopped) - 8

green chillies (finely chopped) - 2

chopped fresh coriander leaves - 2 Tbl.sp

salt to taste

eggs (optional) - 4

For Masala:

dried red chillies (soaked in 1 1/2 Tbl.sp malt vine) - 6

/var/www/hin seeds - 1 tsp

garlic cloves - 4-5

ground turmeric - 1/2 tsp

small onion (chopped) - 1

Method:

1-Wash the prawns and drain well.

Sprinkle them with the lime juice and some salt and set aside.

Purre all the masala ingredients in a blender until you have a smooth paste, adding more vinegar if necessary. Mix with the chopped potatoes and marinate for at least an hour.

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and saute the curry leaves, garlic and chilli for 2-3 minutes. Add the ptatoes and the paste. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon and scraping the base of the pan.

2-Add just enough water to cover the potatoes. Cover the pan and simmer until the potatoes are almost done. This will take longer than you expect- about 40 minutes.

The sauce should be thick and rich looking at the end- if it is too watery simmer for a little longer.

Increase heat and add the prawns. Cook over a high heat for 2-3 minutes until cooked.

Season with salt and sprinkle with the chopped coriander.

If you are using the eggs fry them and serve on top of the potatoes.

This goes well with chapatis.