Spicy Garlic Prawn Gravy

Who doesn't love a spicy and garlicy shrimp curry with the perfect blend of spices. The whole garlic clove  addition to this dish enhances the taste. 

The more the garlic the more the better so i added 1 cup garlic cloves but it can be adjusted accordingly. The garlic cloves cooked in the juices of tomato and onion has a slight sweetness to it with the great flavour of itself. 

When the prawn is added it cooked completely in the the garlic infused curry which is going to make it more lovely and the flavours of the spices are infused well with the prawn and makes it a perfect sidedish. 

INGREDIENTS 

3 tbsp oil

1 tsp fennel seeds 

1 inch cinnamon

2 cardamom

½ kg shelled n deveined prawn
2 onion

½ cup shallots

3 tomatoes 
¾ - 1 cup garlic cloves (can reduce if wanted)
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tbsp corriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala
salt to taste

curry leaves to garnish

METHOD 

Heat oil in the pan and add fennel, cinnamon and cardamom. 

Add the chopped onion along with the shallots and fry till the onions are translucent. 

Add the curry leaves, garlic cloves and chopped tomatoes.

Fry till the tomatoes are mushy.

Add the chilli pow, corriander pow, salt and turmeric powder, sprinkle ½ cup water and fry till the oil oozes out.

Add the prawns to this mixture and stir fry till the prawns are cooked (approx 5-8 mins) 

Dont fry for long time after adding the prawns as it tends to become rubbery.

Garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice or roti.