Malwani Prawns Curry ~ Kolambicha Rassa

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.  

Ingredients:

• Peeled medium size prawns - ½ cup
• Potato- 1 med size (optional)
• Finely chopped onion- ½ cup (1 med.)
• Coconut paste-  3 tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Asafetida (Hing)- ¼ tsp
• Cinnamon stick- 1 inch 
• Homemade masala or Sunday masala or Malwani masala– 3 to 4 tsp
• Garam masala- 1 tsp (optional)
• Kokam petals – 4 to 5
• Veg. oil- 3 tbsp
• Fresh chopped coriander- 2 tbsp
• Water- As required
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Peel & devein prawns. Wash properly and marinate with ½ tsp of turmeric & ¼  tsp of salt.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch pieces. 
• Heat oil in a large pan or kadai (wok). Add onion, cinnamon & sauté till it turn dark brown (do not burn). 
• Add hing, turmeric powder & sauté for a minute. Add homemade masala or malwani masala, ginger-galic paste and coconut paste. Sauté till oil comes out from this masala mixture. 
• Add marinated prawns. Sauté for a minute. 
• Add water, potato, salt & mix well. Cover & cook for 5-6 minutes on simmer.
• Add some water & adjust consistency as per personal choice. Continue to simmer this curry for  4 to 5 minutes or until potato cooked. 
• Add kokam, garam masala, cover and bring to boil. Switch off the gas.
• Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with chapati or bhakari or rice.

Notes:

•  If you don’t have above mentioned homemade masala, Sunday masala or malvani masala, instead you may use (3 tsp of chili powder + 1 tsp of garam masala).
•  You can use 2 tsp of tamarind pulp instead of kokam.
• You can omit potato. In our Kokan, we prepare this curry with many vegetables like brinjal, raw papaya, alkol / navalkol (kohlrabi), bottle gourd etc.