Koliwada Prawns Curry

First let me tell you something about Koliwada. Koliwada refers to a colony of Kolis (fishermen) in India specially in Maharashtra. Several places named Koliwada are located across the Mumbai city in India. A machhi market or you can say fish market is usually located near the entrance of Koliwada locality. So these people have there own speciality in fish recipe's...... I have learned this recipe from one old machhi market lady, I generally ask her about the recipe and she was so happy to tell me....really she was a darling. Anyway so all...  here I am sharing my favourite Prawns ( Jhinga ) curry in Koliwada Style.

 

Ingredients :-----------------------------

• 1 kg:--------------------- Medium Prawns.
• 8-10:--------------------- Peeled Garlic cloves (finely paste)
• 2" :------------------------ ginger (finely paste)
• 2 tbsp:-------------------- fresh lemon juice.
• 5-6 :---------------------- Kokum.
• 2:-------------------------- Big tomato's (boiled and chopped).
• 2 :------------------------ Big onion's (boiled and make a fine paste)
• 1 cup:------------------ Coconut.
• 6-7 :-------------------- Dry chilli's (soaked in 2cup warm water)
• 1 1/2 tbsp:------------- Malvani masala (if you dont have malvani masala you can use any fish masala)
• 1 tbsp:------------------ Red chilli powder (mix in 3tbsp of water)
• 1 tsp:-------------------- Coriander  powder.
• 1tsp :--------------------- Sesame seeds.
• 1tsp:---------------------- turmeric.
• 2-3 :---------------------- Tamarind
• 9-10  :------------- Curry leaves.
• 1/2 cup :------------------ Coriander leaves.
• 2-3 tbsp:-------------------- Oil.
• 1 tsp:---------------------- Sesame oil.
• Salt to taste.

Method:-------------------------------------

• Clean your prawns and wash them in running water.
• Add 1tsp of  salt, 1/2 turmeric, ginger garlic paste, kokum, lemon juice and 1tsp sesame oil, mix them properly and keep aside by covering them for 1 hr.
• Meanwhile in a blender blend coconut, soaked red chilli's, coriander powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tbsp malvani masala and blend it with adding little amount of  water to make a smooth paste.
• In a big kadai add oil as the oil gets hot add prawns (don't put kokum), stir them for 3-4 mins remove prawns in the same bowl.
• In the same kadai (wait for 2mins till the oil gets hot again) add sesame seeds, 3-4 curry leaves then add boiled onion paste, as it stared changing the colour add boiled chopped tomato's and red chilli powder paste (which we mixed in water) stir for 4 mins or till they release the oil.
• Then add  coconut mixture, tamarind and stir nicely so they mix well, stir for another 5mins.
• Then add water about 2 cup's (its depend on how much thick you want).
• Boil the curry in low flame for 5-7mins then add prawns and kokum.
• After 2-3 mins add remaining curry leaves by mashing it with hands, then add remaining Malvani masala and chopped coriander if required add salt keep in low flame for 3-5 mins.
• And your Koliwada Prawns Curry is ready to eat.
• Usually this curry goes yummy with Rice Roti and Stem Rice.