Prawn / Shrimp Gravy

Ingredients:
Prawn-1/2 kg
Oil
Mustard -1 spoon
Powdered Anise- 2 spoons
Onion- 2 sliced
Ginger Garlic Paste- 2 spoons
Tomato Onion Paste-1+1 respectively
Chilli powder
Turmeric powder
Corriander powder
Salt
Method:
* Clean the prawns and marinate with few pinches of Salt and Turmeric powder for an hour

Raw Shrimp

*Fry the Powdered Anise in any Vegetable oil
*When it reaches golden brown add Mustard seeds
Note: Anise may taste bitter if fried for long time.Just make it to golden brown.It may leave you a nice aroma and that is the correct stage

Frying Mustard and Powdered Anise

*When Mustard starts spluttering add the sliced onions
*I used to add Ginger-Garlic paste soon after adding onions. Its because both should be cooked well to get rid of that raw smell
*Add Tomato-Onion paste soon after the raw smell of Ginger-Garlic vanishes
*Add the required Salt,Chilly powder and corriander powder
*Sprinkle few drops of water and let the paste to be cooked

Preparing the Gravy Masala

*Now add the marinated Prawns but don't add water

Just adding the prawns

*Prawns have a tendency to loose water when heated.So just close the lid and let the mixture cook well
Note:You can add water later if you think its required
*Add Water,salt and chilly powder according to the taste you wish

Prawns getting cooked

Here is the Shrimp/Prawn Gravy ready.
This is a very simple dish and easy to cook
Note:Make it a Gravy or even a Dry Gravy if you wish

Prawn/Shrimp Gravy

Best With:
Rice (specially with curd and Rasam), Dosa, Idly
Health Benefits:
Prawns are rich source of Protein and low in Saturated fats.
Shrimps and prawns do contain a lot of omega-3 fatty acids