Kolambi Aani Kanda Patichi Bhaji (Spring Onion With Prawns )

Different combination with awesome taste......

हि पाककृती मराठीतून वाचण्यासाठी इथे क्लिक करा.  

Ingredients:

• Peeled small prawns - ½ cup to ¾ cup
• Chopped spring onions (white and green part)- 1 bunch (approx 1 or 1 ¼ cup)
• Chopped onion- ¼  cup (optional)
• Crushed garlic - 6 cloves
• Sunday masala or homemade masala- 2 to 3 tsp (or 1 ½ tsp of chilli powder + 1 ½ tsp of garam masala)
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Asafetida (Hing)- ¼  tsp (optional)
• Dried kokam- 3-4 (if not available then use ½ cup tomato instead of this)
• Oil- 4 tbsp                                    
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Peel & devein prawns. Wash properly and marinate with ½ tsp of turmeric & ¼  tsp of salt.
• Chop the spring onions - the greens and the bulb (white part).
• Heat oil in a pan & add onion & garlic, sauté till it turn translucent. Add turmeric powder, hing and sauté for a minute. 
• Add Sunday masala/homemade masala & sauté for a minute. Add prawns & sauté for 2 minutes. 
• Add kanda-pat & salt. Mix well & sauté for a minute.  Cover & cook for 4-5 minutes or until spring onion cooked. In a few minutes, the quantity of the vegetable would have reduced drastically and the vegetable starts sweating. So add salt carefully & remember we have put some salt in prawns marination also.
• Add  kokam  & sauté.  Reduce the moisture in pan. Serve hot with Chapati or Bhakri.