Prawn & Lady Finger Curry Recipe

Ingredients:

300 gms. fresh Prawns (washed, peeled & salted)

200 gms. fresh tender Lady Fingers (cut off both the ends)

½ fresh Coconut (scraped)

1 med. Onion (peeled & chopped)

1 or 2 fresh slit Green Chillies ( optional)

8 dry Kashmiri Chillies

1 tsp. Cumin Seeds (Jeera)

2 tbsps. dry Coriander Seeds or pwd.

1 tsp. Turmeric pwd.

1 tbsp. fresh Tamarind extract or paste

5 flakes fresh Garlic

1 tbsp. fresh Ginger (grated) or paste or chopped

2 flakes Amsol/Bindi Sol/ Kokum

1 fresh red Tomato (chopped roughly)

A pinch of Sugar

4 tbsps. Coconut Oil or Vegetable Oil

Salt to taste

Water or Coconut milk as required.

Method: Prawn & Lady Finger Curry Recipe

First, heat 2 tbsps. oil in a sufficiently deep & broad pot till hot.Reduce heat & sauté chopped onions briefly & then sauté the chopped tomatoes briefly.

Transfer to a masala grinder/blender along with soaked chillies with the water, scraped coconut, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric pwd., ginger, garlic, tamarind paste & grind to a fine, thick & smooth paste.

Transfer the masala paste to a bowl; rinse the blender & reserve the masala water to be used later to prepare the curry.

In the same pot, add another 2 tbsps. of oil & lightly fry the lady fingers, about 2-3 mins. Drain & transfer to a bowl.

Then fry the prawns briefly for about 2 mins. Do not over fry. Drain & reserve in another bowl

Now add the masala paste to the pot & fry till rawness disappears.

Add the reserved masala water & more fresh water or coconut milk depending on the consistency of the curry you prefer

Give it a good stir; add bindi sol, slit green chilies & let it come to a boil.

Add the prawns & ladyfingers. Stir gently & let it come to a boil.Reduce heat add a pinch of sugar & salt to taste; stir gently again & let it cook for about another 2-3 mins

Do not overcook the prawns & ladyfingers. It is better to have the ladyfingers slightly firm.

Serve hot with steamed rice & fried fish or prawns on the side or with bread/pav/sannas.