Ingredients
15-20 prawns or shrimps
For gravy:
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 marble sized ball of tamarind
1 tsp turmeric powder
2-3 dry red chillies or Kashmiri red chillies
Pepper to taste
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 chopped onion
1 raw mango
1 tsp oil
For marination:
1 Tbsp turmeric powder
1/2 Tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp salt
Method
For marination:
De-shell the prawns.
Remove the thick black thread present in the middle of the prawn’s back.
Apply turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt.
Leave it for about 30 minutes.
Peel raw mango and chop it into pieces.
For the gravy:
Grind grated coconut, turmeric powder, tamarind, peppercorns, coriander and red chillies.
Add 1/4 cup water, prawns and raw mango pieces in an aluminum bowl.
Add 2 Tbsp of gravy.
Let it cook for 10 minutes.
Pour in the gravy and stir.
Add water and cook on a medium flame for about 10 minutes.
Add oil in a pan with chopped onions and fry until burnt.
Pour it into the gravy and close the lid.
Add salt to taste.