Prawns in Red Sauce

Ingredients list for Prawns in Red Sauce

• 1 cup Prawns (medium) shelled and deveined
• 4-5 Dried red chillies
• ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon Garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 5-6 Black peppercorns
• 4 Cloves
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon Vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Garlic minced
• 1 medium Onion finely chopped
• 1 large Tomato finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons Tomato puree
• to taste Salt
• 1 teaspoon Sugar

Method

1. Take prawns in a bowl. Add turmeric powder, garlic paste and ginger paste and mix well. Set aside.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds, peppercorns, cloves and cinnamon and sauté till cumin seeds change colour.
3. Break red chillies and add, sauté till fragrant.
4. Grind sautéed spices with vinegar and little water to a fine paste.
5. Heat remaining oil in a non-stick wok. Add garlic and sauté for a minute. Add onion, mix and sauté till it turns translucent.
6. Add tomato, mix and sauté on high heat till tomato turns soft. Add ground paste, mix well and cook till the oil separates.
7. Add marinated prawns, mix well and cook on low heat for 2 minutes. Add tomato puree, mix well and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
8. Add salt and sugar, mix well and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
9. Serve hot.