Prawns with Potato and Coconut

Prawns with Potato and Coconut

Ingredients

250 gm medium sized prawns
2 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 medium sized onions, chopped
3 green chillies, slit
1 stalk curry leaves
1/4 medium sized fresh coconut, chopped
2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt
3 medium sized potatoes, cut into 1 cm pieces

Method

1. Shell, prawns, remove heads, devein and wash

2. Heat oil in a pan and sprinkle in mustard seeds. When they start sputtering, add onions, green chillies, curry leaves and coconut, and fry, stirring constantly, till coconut turns brown.

3. Stir in prawns, spice powder, salt, potatoes and scant 1/2 cup water. Cover pan and cook over low heat, stirring once in a while, till prawns and potatoes are cooked and gravy dries.

4. Remove from heat and serve with with rice