Ingredients:
1/2 kg prawns, cleaned
1 big raw plantain/ pachakkaya/ ethakka
1 cup shallots, chopped
2 tsp ginger, chopped
2 tsp garlic, chopped
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
1 big piece kudampuli / gambooge
1 tbsp chilli powder
3/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
a pinch of fenugreek seeds
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil (coconut oil)
Preparation:
- Peel and chop raw plantain into pieces, Soak kudampuli in 2-3 tbsp water.
- Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, chopped ginger and garlic.
- Add chopped shallots and saute well till brown.
- Then add ginger-garlic paste and saute well.
- Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and saute till the raw smell goes.
- Add chopped tomatoes and saute well till it turns soft.
- When oil starts to separate, add kudampuli soaked water and chopped raw plantain and cook till all the water dries up.
- Then add coconut milk and cleaned prawns, mix well and cook well till done.
- Remove from the flame and serve hot with rice/ pathiri etc…
