Prawn Pepper Gravy

Ingredients

• Prawns – 1/2 kg
• Onion – 2
• Tomato – 1
• Coarse Pepper powder – 1 tsp ( can be increased or decreased according to spiciness)
• Oil – 3 tsp
• Mustard seeds – a pinch
• Urud dal – 1/4 tsp
• Cumin / Jeera – 1/2 tsp
• Green chillies – 1
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – a handful
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – as per taste
• Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp

Method

• Clean the prawns with salt nicely.
• In a kadai / pan, add the oil.
• When hot, add the mustard seeds, urud dhal, curry leaves.
• Add the Ginger garlic paste, Onion and tomato and cook till the onions become translucent.
• Now add in the prawns, salt, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and cook.
• No need to add water as the prawns automatically leave some water.
• Now add in the pepper powder and let it cook well till the oil comes out of the gravy.
• Before switching off, add the lemon juice.
• Serve hot with rice or chappathi or Nan etc…