Spicy Dry Prawn Masala

A few years back we were dinning at a family friends place and while serving us the prawn curry, this person started to to describe a prawn curry he had eaten sometime earlier. He said they(the prawns) sat in the gravy like big curled millipedes!

What a horrid way to describe food!!

I was so repulsed by the image that I stayed off prawns for many years since.

Its only NOW with my recent weight gain and resultant appetite, where i'll eat ANYTHING, that Ive started to eat them again!

I'm going to share with you a typical Kerala Dry Prawn preparation that my mom makes( hoping my little anecdote has none of you cringing at the sight of prawns!)

Ingredients

• Small Onions 12
• Red chillies 5
• Pepper 1/2 tsp
• Ginger
• Garlic 6 cloves
• Curry leaves 10
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
• Grind the above with a little water.
• Prawns 500 gms

Wash and clean the prawns and add some water,the ground spices and salt and cook in a deep bottomed vessel for 10 min or until cooked. Once slightly dry add some coconut oil( 2 tbsp) and curry leaves and let fry for a few more minutes.

There you have it ...an easy peasy prawn dish..mallu ishtyle.