Prawn bottlegourd curry(suraikai eral kulambu)

Prawns 1 kg cleaned and deveined

Bottlegourd 1 cut into big cubes

Onion chopped 1

Garlic pods 10

Tomato 1

Coconut grated 2 tbsp

Kulambu milagai podi 2 tbsp

Fennel seeds ½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds ½ tsp

Curry leaf 2 sprigs

Tamarind extract 4 tbsp

Oil and salt as required

1. Grind coconut,tomato and curry powder with little water to a fine paste

2. In a pan add oil, fennel seeds,fenugreek seeds,curry leaf ,garlic and onion.saute well

3. Add bottle gourd and saute well

4. When it is ¾ done , add prawns and saute well

5. Once prawns are cooked, add coconut paste and required water as depends on the consistency of curry u need

6. Add tamarind extract and salt

7. Allow it to boil

Serve hot with rice

Goes well with dosa,chapathi,appam or idiappam