Mamta Gupta
Ingredients
•400 g prawns (you can use other seafood/fish)
•200 g spinach
•200 g onions
•1/2 inch piece of ginger
•4 tbsp. chopped or tinned tomatoes
•1 large potato (optional), boiled, peeled and cut into medium sized pieces
•1 bay leaf*
•2 large cardamoms*
•6 cloves*
•5-6 black peppers*
•1/2 inch cinnamon stick*
•1/2 tsp. turmeric
•1 tsp. coriander powder
•1/2 tsp. chilli powder (to taste)
•1 tsp. sugar
•Salt to taste
*These spices can be replaced by 1 tsp.
Garam Masala, which should be added at the end of cooking process.
Instructions
1.Wash and chop spinach finely.
2.Wash, peel and chop onions, ginger & garlic finely or chop together in a food processor. 3.Measure whole spices & keep aside.
4.Measure ground spices & keep aside.
5.Heat fry light in a pan.
6.Add whole spices and fry for 15-20 seconds. 7.Add onion, ginger, garlic mix and fry until golden brown.
8.Add ground spices and fry for 10-15 seconds. 9.Add tomatoes and fry for 5 mins
10.Add spinach and chopped potatoes and fry for 5-6 minutes.
11.Add prawns, stir in thoroughly & cook for 10-15 minutes.
12.If using garam masala instead of whole spices, add it now.