PRAWN GRAVY 
A seafood curry recipe made with spices and cooked with coconut milk, the prawn malai curry is herbed with parsley and has chili to taste. Served with rice, it makes an awesome meal and is a treat for any seafood lover.This is a mouth watering recipe from bengal's classic kitchen and a must eat item for bengalis and sea food lovers across the globe.
Ingredients
Shelled, deveined and washed prawns
: 250 gms
Salt
: To taste
Mustard oil
: 1 tbsp
Desi ghee (clarified butter)
: 1 tbsp
GROUND TO A PASTE
Oil
: 2 tsp
Chilli powder
: 1 tsp
Cream
: 4 tbsp
For the masala paste
Grated onion
: 1
Ginger
: 1/2 piece
Garlic
: 6 cloves
Green chillies
: 2
Turmeric powder
: 1/2 tsp
Water
: 1 cup
Thick coconut milk
: 1 cup
Method
- Apply salt to the prawns.Keep for 15 minutes and then wash.
- Mix with mustard oil and microwave for 3 minutes.Stir and keep aside.
- Microwave ghee for 30 seconds and mix in the masala.Cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the water and salt and microwave for 5 minutes. Add coconut milk and microwave at 50% power for 10 minutes.
- Mix in the prawns and microwave for 5 minutes.