Prawn Malai Curry

Name: Prawn Malai Curry
Total time: 40
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon cardamom seeds; 3 whole cloves; 3 (1-inch) pieces cinnamon stick; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 whole cloves; 4 green cardamom pods; 2 (1 1/2-inch) pieces stick cinnamon; 1 onion, grated; 1 ¼ teaspoons ginger paste; 1 ¼ teaspoons garlic paste; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ cup finely chopped tomato; ½ cup water; 1 cup coconut milk; 1 pound tiger prawns, peeled and deveined; 1 teaspoon ghee (clarified butter) (Optional)

Recipe by Niloufer from allrecipes.com

Dinner 40 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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¼ teaspoon cardamom seeds
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3 whole cloves
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3 (1-inch) pieces cinnamon stick
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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4 whole cloves
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4 green cardamom pods
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2 (1 1/2-inch) pieces stick cinnamon
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1 onion, grated
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1 ¼ teaspoons ginger paste

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1 ¼ teaspoons garlic paste
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½ teaspoon ground turmeric
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¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
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½ cup finely chopped tomato
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½ cup water
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1 cup coconut milk
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1 pound tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
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1 teaspoon ghee (clarified butter) (Optional)

Instructions

To prepare fresh garam masala, in a coffee grinder, grind cardamom seeds, 3 whole cloves, and 3 cinnamon sticks to a fine powder. Set aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add 4 whole cloves, 4 cardamom pods, and 2 sticks of cinnamon and fry for a few seconds (take care as cloves tend to pop out of the pan). Stir in grated onion and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook and stir until liquid dries and onion no longer smells raw, about 5 minutes. Add ginger paste and garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Stir in turmeric and cayenne pepper. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in water, cover the pan, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Pour in coconut milk and stir well. When mixture is just below boiling, stir in prawns. Sprinkle mixture with almost all of the fresh garam masala powder, reserving a pinch to use as a garnish. Gently stir to combine. Do not cover the pan at this stage, as coconut milk will curdle.
As soon as prawns are pink and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes, add ghee. Remove the pan from the heat. Sprinkle reserved garam masala over the dish and serve.