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Prawn Potato Gravy
Madraasi Deepa
Most commonly I prepare this gravy, when I use to have little quantity of prawns without any discussion, I blindly prepare this recipe. The taste, texture and flavor of this dish are too good. It goes out well with pulav, briyani and steamed rice.
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Served As
Lunch
Recipe Cuisine Type
Indian
,
North Indian
,
South Indian
Servings
4
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
Prawn – 250 gm
Potato – 2 nos
medium sized
Onions – 200 gm
Tomato – 150 gm
Cinnamon – 1†inch stick
cloves
– 3 nos
Star anise – 1 no
Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
Methi seeds – ¼ tsp
Curry leaves – a string
Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp
Green chillies – 2 nos
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Chilli powder – ½ tsp
Cumin powder – 2 tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Salt
Oil – 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves – for garnishing
Instructions
Clean the prawns. Peel and cube the potatoes into medium size. Finely chop the onions and tomatoes. Slit the green chillies.
Heat oil in the kadai. Add mustard, cumin, methi and curry leaves; wait till they crackle.
Add in the cloves, cinnamon and star anise, sauté for few seconds till they turn dark in colour.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and onions. Fry till they turn golden brown.
Add the tomatoes and fry till they are mushy.
Add all the spice powders (turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin powder), potato and salt. Fry for few minutes.
Pour in a cup of water and cover with the lid, till the potato gets 75% cooked.
Add in the prawns and salt. Let it boil and pour half a cup of water. Cover with the lid, till the prawn is cooked.
Remove the lid and put in medium flame till it becomes semi-gravy.
Serve hot with pulav, briyani and steamed rice.
Keyword
gravy, lunch recipe, potato recipe, prawn, prawn recipe
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