Etti (Prawn) Sukka - Traditional way

This the usual way how we prepare this dish. I'll post another version of this recipe soon.

Ingredients:

Prawns - 20 large or small prawns, peeled and cleaned

Red chillies (Large) - 8.5

Coriander seeds - 1.5 tsps

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsps

Tamarind - very small piece 

Onion - 1/2

Garlic - 2 pearls

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coconut (grated) - 1/2 cup 

Tomato - 1/2

Salt for taste

Oil - 1-2 tsps

Curry leaves(minced) - 5-6 
Coriander - 5-6 leaves

Procedure:

Heat oil in a pan. Add red chillies, coriander seeds, mustard, and cumin seeds. Saute until you get the aroma; do not burn the ingredients. Chop onion and garlic. Meanwhile, soak tamarind in water (6-8 tsps of water).

Grind all these sauteed ingredients along with chopped onions, garlic, and turmeric powder. Add 2 teaspoons of grated coconut and grind. Add tamarind puree as you grind. Let the mixture be coarse. 

Heat oil in a pan, add minced curry leaves. Saute for 2 minutes, add ground mixture. Add 1.5 cups of water, and salt. After you take off the ground mixture, add remaining grated coconut and grind for 2 minutes. Add this to the boiling mixture. Close the lid and let it boil. When the mixture starts boiling, add chopped tomatoes. Mash the tomatoes. Add prawns and coriander leaves. Let it cook. Put off the flame when all the water is drained.   

You can have this with rice or roti. 

You can view another version of this recipe in here: http://katmandige.blogspot.in/2011/10/etti-prawn-sukka.html