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:
Method:
Tip:
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.
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.