Dried Tiny Prawns Curry With Brinjal and Potato (Sukat vang-batata)

This is one of my favorite Kokani dish... since childhood. This dried prawns recipe is simple to make and tastes yum. This is cooked in a variety of ways with various vegetables. It goes well with bhakari and rice.

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.  

Ingredients:

• Suka jawala/Sukat/Tiny prawns - ½ cup 
• Onion, finely chopped- 1 cup
• Garlic, bruised or crushed – 8 cloves
• Brinjal- 1 medium 
• Potato- 1 medium 
• Homemade masala or Sunday masala or Malwani masala– 3 tsp 
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Asafetida (Hing)- ¼ tsp 
• Kokam petals – 3 to 4 (You can use Raw mango cubes or Dried raw mango cubes/aamboshi)
• Fresh coriander, finely chopped- 2 tbsp
• Oil- 3 tbsp 
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash properly & soak suka jawala in regular temperature of water for 15 minutes & then squeeze them.
  
• Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch pieces. Cut brinjal into 1.5 inch pieces approx. 
• Heat oil in a pan or small pressure pan. Add garlic, onion & sauté till it turns golden brown. 
• Add hing, turmeric powder & sauté for few seconds. Add masala powder and soaked & squeezed suka jawala. Sauté for a minute.
• Add brinjal, potato, salt & kokam. 
• Add some water to adjust consistency as per personal choice. Mix well and pressure cook till 1-2 whistles are given out.
• Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with rice or ragi roti/ bhakari. 
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Tip:

• Here I used Suka jawala/Sukat/Tiny prawns but we can make this curry with any type of dried prawns or with fresh prawns also.
• This tiny dried prawns goes well with many veggies like bottlegourd, brinjal, Indian broad beans (val papadi), green hyacinth beans (ghevada), spring onion, baby fenugreek leaves etc.