Prawn Malai Curry

Ingredients :

Prawn: shelled, deveined and cleaned thoroughly - 500 gms
Coconut: grated and ground in a mixer with green chillies, nutmeg and javitri. - 4 tbsp
Ghee and Mustard oil
Ginger (1 tsp), Onion (2 tsp), Garlic (1 tsp) paste
Garam Masala: Coarsely ground
Green Chillies
Kismis and Bay leaf
Salt, Sugar and Turmeric powder

Procedure :

Heat oil in a pan. Fry the onion paste till golden brown. Add garlic and ginger paste, bayleaf, and a hand full of kismis (rasins). Saute for a few minutes. Add the coconut paste along with salt and sugar as per choice. Sprinkle turmeric powder into the mixture. Add the Prawns. Fry them in the thick gravy for five minutes. Add a little water and bring it to boil. Add ghee on top along with Garam Masala. Garnish with green chillies.

Aloo Posto with Shrimps

Ingredients:

shrimp (shelled, deveined, and cleaned) - 100gms
posto (kus-kus) - finely ground with a few green chillies and water - 50 gms

potato - diced
patol (parwal) - finely chopped
jhingey - chopped
paanch phorone (a combination of five spices - kalanji, cummin, fenugreek, saunf, mustard)
mustard oil
green chillies
salt and turmeric powder

Procedure

Heat mustard oil, and add add 1tsp paanch phorone to splatter. Then add all the vegetables. Fry them for 10 minutes. Now add the shrimp, salt and turmeric powder, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Do NOT add ANY water. Pour 2 tbsp mustard oil, and add the slit green chillies, when the potato is completely cooked.

Serve hot with rice.

Lau Chingri / Shrimp and Gourd Curry

Ingredients:

Gourd or Lau : 500 gms ( it's skin peeled off and cut into small cubes )
1 Potato : cut into pieces
Shrimp : 250 gms.
Ginger-red chilly paste : 2tsp
Cummin(1/2tsp), Corriander(1/2tsp) and Black Pepper(1/4tsp) : made into a paste
Tomato Puree : 2tsp
Mustard oil :4tsp
Ghee : 2tsp
Garam Masala : 1tsp
One Bay-leaf and 1/2 tsp cummin seeds
Green Chillies.
Salt to taste.
Turmeric Powder.
Sugar : 3tsp.



Procedure:


Boil the gourd (lau) for 2 minutes. Set aside. Fry the potato in oil and add bay-leaf and cummin seeds to splatter. Add ginger-chilly paste and tomato puree in it. Then add the shrimp and the boiled gourd together. Add salt, turmeric powder and sugar in succession. Add a little water. Bring to boil. Add the masala paste. Add ghee and garam masala from top.

Serve with hot rice.