Prawn kuzhambu - chettinad Eral kolambu

Here is another tasty kolambu in chettinadu style with prawns.

Ingredients:

• Big Prawns- 10 pieces
• Curd - 1/4 cup
  
• Onion -2
• Tomato- 2 small size
• Grated coconut- 3 tablespoon
• Tamarind- a size of a small lemon
• Turmeric powder-1/4 teaspoon
• Chilli powder- 3/4 teaspoon
• Coriander powder-1/2 teaspoon
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Garlic -5 or 6
• Cumin seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
• Oil - 3 tablespoon
• For seasoning- Mustard, fennel, curry leaves
• Salt

Method:

• Soak the tamarind in warm water for 15 minutes and extract juice out of it.
• Clean the prawns in curd and then in water.
• Make the paste of ginger and garlic seperately.
• Make another paste of coconut, half onion and cumin seeds seperately.
• Heat oil in pan and add all the seasoning items one by one.
• When the mustard starts spluttering, add ginger garlic paste.
• Then add onions and fry till it becomes transparent brown.
• Add the cut tomatoes and some turmeric powder.
• After the tomatoes are cooked, add the prawns with little salt.
• Allow it to cook in closed lid.
• When the prawns are half cooked add the chilli powder, coriander powder, coconut onion paste with little water and cook it in closed lid.
• Add water little by little when needed and check for the salt.
  
• When the prawns are cooked well, add the tamarind juice and allow it to boil for 3 minutes.
• Serve it with hot plain rice, jeera rice or idli, dosa.