PRAWN MALAI CURRY

Ingredients:

King prawns - 1/2 kg

Onions - 200 gms

Ginger paste - 2 tsp

Coconut - 1/2

Ghee - 100 gms

Salt to taste

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1/2 tsp

Green chillies - 4-5

Fresh cream - 5 tbsp

Bay leaves - 1

Cinnamon - 2" piece

Green cardamoms - 4

Cloves - 4

Method:

• Grind the coconut and soak in a cup of boiling water for 30 minutes.
• Squeeze out coconut milk by straining it through a fine cloth.
• Clean prawns and rub with salt and turmeric and set aside for a few minutes.
• Grind onions to fine paste.
• Heat the ghee; fry the prawns till red. Remove from ghee.
• To the same pan; add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
• Add onion paste and ginger paste; fry for 3-4 minutes.
• Then add chilli powder, green chillies, sugar and mix well.
• Add prawns, coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes till prawns are tender and gravy is thick.
• Lastly add cream.
• Serve hot with rice or chapathi.