Want to Perfect Your Prawn Masala? Don't Forget About This Essential Ingredient!

INGRADIENTS:
1 large Onion, for paste
3 large cloves of Garlic, for paste
1 inch Ginger, for paste
2-3 green Chillies, for paste
2 Tomatoes, deseeded and diced for paste
3 tablespoons Coriander leaves, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 Bay leaf (Tej Patta)
1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon red Chilli powder
¾ teaspoon Cumin powder
¾ teaspoon Coriander powder
½ teaspoon Garam Masala powder
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons Oil for cooking
¾ cup Water for gravy
Instructions:
First, clean the prawns. Cut the head and devein them. Rinse the prawns nicely.
Marinate 250 grams of prawns with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder and keep them aside for at least 10 minutes.
On the other hand, add onion chunks, ginger cubes, garlic cloves and green chillies, all together into a jar of a grinder. Pulse it to a smooth paste and keep it aside.
Add tomato chunks into a jar of a grinder and pulse it to a smooth paste. Keep the paste aside.
Now put a pan on flame and allow it to become completely dry. Then add 3 tablespoons of oil into the pan.
Once the oil is hot, add the marinated prawns (Step 2) into the pan and fry them on low flame for 30-40 seconds on each side. Don’t over-fry the prawns or else they will become rubbery. Keep them aside on a separate plate.
In the same pan, add whole spices ¼ teaspoon of cumin seeds, bay leaf into the pan for tempering and allow it to crackle.
Add onion-ginger-garlic paste (Step 3) into the pan and cook it on a medium flame for 10-12 minutes until it releases oil.
Add the tomato paste (Step 4) into the pan and give a nice mix. Cook it in medium flame for another 2-3 minutes.
Add salt, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon red chilli powder and give a nice mix. Cook it on low flame for another 3-4 minutes until the masala releases oil.
Add ¾ teaspoon coriander powder, ¾ teaspoon cumin powder into the pan and give a nice mix. Cook it on the lowest flame for another 1-2 minutes.
Add ¾ cup of water into the pan for gravy and give a nice stir. Cook it on high flame until the gravy starts boiling.
Turn the flame low and add the fried prawns (Step 6) into the pan. Give a stir and cook it on low flame for 5 minutes.
Add 3 tablespoons of chopped coriander leaves, ½ teaspoon garam masala powder and mix them well. Cook it for a few seconds.
Switch off the flame and put the pan down.
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