Ingredients
To marinate
1. Prawn – 18 – 20 (Around 250 gm)
2. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
Ginger – garlic paste – 1 tsp
Salt – To taste
Other ingredients
3. Pearl onions 1/4 cup, thinly sliced
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
4. Medium-thick coconut milk – 1/2 cup
5. Salt – To taste
6. Coconut oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Dry red chilly – 1
7. Crushed pepper – 1 pinch
Method
1. Marinate the prawns with ingredients numbered 2. Set aside for 15 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan/cheena chatti. Splutter mustard seeds and fry dry red chilies. Add pearl onions, few curry leaves and saute until pearl onions start turning brown, about 3 - 5 minutes. Next add the marinated prawns. Mix well and stir everything for a minute. Add 1/2 cup coconut milk. Cook at medium heat until oil separates and the prawns are covered with the masala, about 8 minutes. Taste-check for salt. Add a pinch of crushed pepper, few curry leaves and mix well. Switch off. Serve with warm rice, porotta, puzhukku etc.
