Prawns and Potato Curry / Chemmeen Urulakizhangu Curry

Ingredients:

1/2 kg prawns, cleaned

2-3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed

1 tomato chopped

3 green chillies, slit

lemon sized tamarind

1 cup grated coconut

2- 2 1/2 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

6 shallots

2 dry red chillies

1 sprig curry leaves

salt to taste

2 tsp oil

Preparation:

1. Soak tamarind in little water, extract its juice and keep it aside.
2. Grind grated coconut, chilli powder, coriander powder, 3 shallots and cumin seeds together to a paste adding little water and keep it aside.
3. In a pan, add the cubed potatoes, chopped tomato, green chillies, turmeric powder and salt and cook adding about 1 cup of water.
4. When potatoes are cooked, add cleaned prawns and cook for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.
5. Then add the ground coconut and tamarind extract and cook for few minutes. Switch off the flame.
6. Heat little oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add 3 sliced shallots, dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry till brown and pour this over the curry. Serve hot with rice/ pathiri etc...