A patia that is so delicious my mouth is watering! I have made it with prawns as well as prawns/aubergine/mushrooms.. Lovely thick tomatoe sauce with just the right amount of hot and sour!

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Name: Prawn in Sweet and Hot Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8 ounces Prawns Uncooked and shelled; 1 1/2 teaspoons tamarinnd pulp; 5 Green chilis chopped; 3 Garlic cloves plump; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds; 1/4 cup oil; 2 Onions large; 1/2 teaspoon Ground cumin; 3/4 teaspoon Cilantro/coriander powder; 3/4 teaspoon red chile powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1/2 teaspoon tumeric powder; 2 Tomatoes medium, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon jaggery; 10 curry leaves; 1/4 cup cilantro/corriander leaves; salt

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INGREDIENTS

8 ounces Prawns ; Uncooked and shelled
1 1/2 teaspoons tamarinnd pulp
5 Green chilis ; chopped
3 Garlic cloves ; plump
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1/4 cup oil
2 Onions ; large
1/2 teaspoon Ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon Cilantro/coriander powder
3/4 teaspoon red chile powder
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
1/2 teaspoon tumeric powder
2 Tomatoes ; medium, finely chopped
1 teaspoon jaggery
10 curry leaves
1/4 cup cilantro/corriander leaves
salt

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. If using freh prawns, wash and remove the veins.

2. Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of water for about 30 minutes

3. Grind the 5 chillies, 2 garlic clovves and cumin seeds to a paste.

4. Heat the oil in a cooking pot and fry the onions until deep pink. Add the chopped garlic and gren chilli paste and fry for a further 2 minutes.

5. Add the cumin, coriander, red chilli, garam masala and tumeric powders. Stir constantly for 1 minute. Add the chopped tomatoe, and fry for 4 - 5 minutes, stiring from time to time.

6. Add half the tamarind water, the jaggery, curry and coriander leaves and about 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Taste andn adjust the sour, sweet and salt flavours to your taste. Add 3/4 cup water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 mins. Put in the prawns and cook for as long as necessary, remembering that rawns cook very quickly. This dish has a thick,non-runny gravy.

NOTES

If you dont have jaggery, sugar or palm sugar would work fine. I use some of a can of chopped tomatoes, and it works just as well!

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Prawn in Sweet and Hot Curry

8 ounces Prawns Uncooked and shelled
1 1/2 teaspoons tamarinnd pulp
5 Green chilis chopped
3 Garlic cloves plump
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1/4 cup oil
2 Onions large
1/2 teaspoon Ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon Cilantro/coriander powder
3/4 teaspoon red chile powder
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
1/2 teaspoon tumeric powder
2 Tomatoes medium, finely chopped
1 teaspoon jaggery
10 curry leaves
1/4 cup cilantro/corriander leaves
 salt

1.  If using freh prawns, wash and remove the veins.
2.  Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup of water for about 30 minutes
3.  Grind the 5 chillies, 2 garlic clovves and cumin seeds to a paste.
4.  Heat the oil in a cooking pot and fry the onions until deep pink.  Add the chopped garlic and gren chilli paste and fry for a further 2 minutes.
5.  Add the cumin, coriander, red chilli, garam masala and tumeric powders.  Stir constantly for 1 minute.  Add the chopped tomatoe, and fry for 4 - 5 minutes, stiring from time to time.
6.  Add half the tamarind water, the jaggery, curry and coriander leaves and about 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.  Taste andn adjust the sour, sweet and salt flavours to your taste.  Add 3/4 cup water and bring to the boil.  Simmer for 5 mins.  Put in the prawns and cook for as long as necessary, remembering that rawns cook very quickly.  This dish has a thick,non-runny gravy.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (499g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 295
Calories from Fat: 178 (60%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 19.7g	26 %
	Saturated Fat 1.7g	9 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.5g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 3.1g
Cholesterol 86.2mg		27 %
Sodium 1177.9mg		41 %
Potassium 1016mg		27 %
Total Carbohydrate 24.5g		7 %
	Dietary Fiber 5.5g	22 %
	Sugars, other 19g
Protein 15.6g		22 %
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