Royyala iguru (Easy Andhra Prawns Curry)

Royyala iguru (Easy Andhra Prawns Curry):

A simple, hot and spicy Andhra prawns curry.

Ingredients Needed:

250 grams of prawns / royyalu

2 medium sized onions chopped finely

1 sprig curry leaves

1 green chill slit or chopped

1/4 tsp cumin / jeera

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp. ginger garlic paste, = 1/2 tsp. for marination

1/4 tsp red chill powder, =1/4 tsp. for marination

1 tbsp. Lemon juice (adjust to suit your taste)

1 tsp. garam masala powder

Coriander leaves few for garnishing

1 1/2 tbsp. Oil (adjust to suit your taste)

How To Make:

Clean and De-vein the prawns. In a bowl take prawns add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp Turmeric powder add half tbsp Ginger garlic Paste. Cover and keep aside

Using mortar and pestle or any crusher roughly pound or crunch cinnamon and cloves.

In a skillet or kadhai heat oil. Add cinnamon and cloves, when spluttering stops add curry leaves, onions and slit green chilies. Let it cook for a minute, add ginger garlic paste saute and let it cook till slightly brown

Add the tomatoes, red chili powder and saute for a few more minutes until oil separates

Add the marinated prawns, Mix well, cover and cook on medium heat for about 1 minute.

Add 1 cup of water, let it cook for 15 minutes until the Masala thickens. Add salt

Finally add garam masala powder and stir for a few seconds more.

Remove from heat garnish with chopped coriander leaves add serve hot with rice.