16 July 2009

Prawns with poppy seed(khus khus)



Today I am going to share a delicious recipe of prawn cooked with poppy seeds paste.
It is a very famous and tasty dish of Eastern-India. These white colored poppy seed gives a sweet and mild flavor when it is fried and pasted. It gives a creamy texture to the gravy. This prawn curry is the first choice of any prawn lovers( This is also my favorite dish).


Ingredients:

20 de veined and shelled prawns

½ cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon garlic paste

1 teaspoon ginger paste
2 tomatoes chopped
2 teaspoon poppy seed (khus khus) pasted
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Garam masala
1 tablespoon fresh cream
3 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon ghee
Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Take the prawns in a bowl,sprinkle salt and pinch of turmeric and marinate for 20 minutes. .
2. Put 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and heat.Fry the prawns for 3-4 minutes and keep it aside.
3. Add rest of the oil in pan. Fry the onions till brown,then add garlic and ginger paste.
4. Then add chopped tomatoes and all masala except garam masala.Stir it on a medium flame
for 5 minutes.
5. Add poppy seeds paste and stir for 3 minutes.then add fried prawns. Stir on medium flame
and add 1/2 cup of water.
6. Cover and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes till the gravy is thickened and then add garam masala .
7. Garnish it with cream and coriander leaves.

Serve hot with: Rice or Ghee rice.

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