When we talk of Prawns,
at my place we prefer them fried or in the form of a curry
and sometimes a pickle.
But today I'm going to make something different for my family,
which is the Achari Prawns.
Let's see how to make this beautiful tangy dish.
So for the Achari Prawns I'm going to heat 2 tbsp of Mustard Oil,
and I'm going to let it smoke.
Basically I'm smoking this Oil so that you know that pungent
fragrance that it has just goes off.
You know the Oil is really hot, I'm getting a nice strong pungent smell.
So I'm going to shut the flame now because the Oil is really hot and smoking.
And then let the Oil cool and I'm going to reheat the Oil.
I'm going to reheat the Oil again.
The Oil is hot.
I'm going to add 2 large Onions that I have finely chopped here.
And let's fry these Onions till they're nice, soft and translucent.
The Onions are soft and translucent here.
Let's add a tsp of Garlic paste,
a tsp of Ginger paste,
and sauté this for another minute,
Here I have a Tomato puree
made with simply boiling 2 medium size of Tomatoes
skinning them and then grinding it to a fine puree.
Let's add this.
Now since the Tomatoes are already pre-cooked,
I'm not gonna cook them more.
I'm gonna add 1/4 cup of Hung Curd,
and I'm going to reduce the flame to medium low.
And I'm going to sauté this masala till little bit of Oil oozes out.
As you can see the Oil is separated on the sides.
So now let's add 1/2 a tsp of Turmeric powder,
a tsp of Chilli powder,
and 2 tsp of the Achari masala.
This masala is easily available I'm sure in your local store.
So you can buy it there.
Let's mix this well.
I'm already getting a yummy tangy fragrance from this.
Let's add the Prawns.
Here I have about 1/2 a kg of Prawns that I have shelled and deveined.
Let's add this.
Mix this well.
Lets add some Salt.
Now the masala that I had got from the market didn't have Salt in it.
Please do check on the packet
if there is Salt already in your masala
then you need to just adjust the seasoning.
So I'm going to add Salt.
Mix it well.
The Prawns are sweating in the masala.
And they're going to cook in it's own juices.
Usually Prawns don't take too long to cook, maybe 5-6 mins.
The Prawns are almost done.
It's been 4 mins, we've kept them cooking in the masala.
I'm just gonna throw in some split green Chillies, just the 4 of them.
Add some freshly chopped Coriander leaves.
Mix it well.
Let it cook for another min or so.
And the Achari Prawns are ready.
Let's remove them in a serving bowl.
You can serve these Achari Prawns with a simple, humble dal chawal
or simply with chapatis or any bread of your choice.
You saw how quick and easy this recipe is to make,
so do try this recipe and let me know and keep watching Get Curried,