Prawn Malai Curry

Prawn malai curry is an authentic Bengali style mouth watering jumbo prawn curry cooked in coconut milk. This is a delicious recipe from bengal's classic kitchen........
a must eat item for bengalis and sea food lovers across the globe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingredients:

8 large jumbo Prawns (Bagda or Golda chingri in bengali)
1 packet of coconut milk
1 large onion(chopped)
0.5 Inch piece Ginger
1 Pod Garlic
4 Silted Green Chili
1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
2 Bay Leaf
1 Cup Coconut Milk
2 Tsp Sugar
0.5 Tsp Turmeric powder
4tsp oil
1 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp garam masala powder (powdered cardamom,cinnamon,cloves)
3 tsp cumin(jeera ) powder
salt according to taste

Preparation:

1. Wash and de-vein the prawns. Rub some turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp salt on the prawns.
Fry in little oil till light brown. Keep aside.
2. Chop the onions. Grind the garlic and ginger to a fine paste.
3. Heat oil and fry onions to a light brown. Add the garlic and ginger paste,cumin powder,
turmeric powder,bay leaf, red chili powder and green chilies and fry for about 5 - 7 minutes
till the aroma of the spices spread and the oil separates.
4. Add to this the coconut milk and simmer it in low heat for 5 mins till the all the ingredients
mix well.
5. Then add the prawns and remaining green chillies to this mixture and cover with a lid.let the
whole thing come to a boil.
6. Remove lid and add the Garam masala powder and stir to check if the prawns have
softened.Cover it for some more time till the gravy thickens.
7. Just before taking the gravy out of the oven add ghee to it for that extra flavour.

Serve hot with: Basmati Rice or Ghee rice.