Sesame-Poppy Prawns

Recipe Ingredients:

500 gm raw prawns

1/2 cup white poppy seeds

1/2 cup sesame seeds

5 tbsp oil

2 medium onions,diced

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

5 bird eye dry red chillies

2 tbsp red chilli powder

1/2 tbsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp turmeric

250 ml water

salt (according to taste)

How to Prepare:

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in small pan, when hot add half of the chopped onions, bird eye dry red chilies, sesame seeds and poppy seeds cook for 10-15 minutes by covering the lid, turn of the heat and keep it aside and allow too cool. Once cooled grind the above mixture into a fine paste by adding little water. Keep it aside untill required.

Heat the remaining  oil over a medium heat then add onions and ginger garlic paste. Cook for approx 8-10min or untill the onions are soft. Add turmeric, red chilli powder, salt, cumin seeds and cook for a further 5min.

Add prawns and then simmer on a low heat for 25-30min.Add 250ml water and sesame-poppy seeds mixture. Cook untill 85% of water is absorbed by the prawns. Serve hot.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with hot rice.