Shrimp/Crab Gravy

Ingredients:

• Prawn/crab
• Coconut powder/scrapping – 1 cup with 2 tsp
• Sombu 2 tsp
• Fenugreek 1 tsp
• Chili powder 4 tsp
• Coriander powder 3 tsp
• Turmeric powder half tsp
• Salt to taste.
• Big onion 2 – cut into small pieces
• Tomato 1- cut into small pieces

Prep:

o Clean 500 gm prawn/crab pieces

o Grind coconut with  sombu and add  chili powder,  coriander powder,  turmeric and salt to taste.

o Chop 2 big onions and 1 tomato into fine pieces.

Method:

1. Heat 6 tsp of oil in a kadai and add 1 tsp fenugreek and allow it to splutter. Add onion pieces and fry for a minute, add tomato pieces and fry for another 1 minute. Add prawn/crab pieces and fry in oil for 1 minute.
2. Add coconut-masala paste, curry leaves, adequate water and cook for 10 minutes till raw smell disappears. Cook in slow fire till oil separates.

Note: It goes well with rice, idly or dosa.