Ingredients :
1 kg. Praws(shelled and deveined)
2 tsps. Salt
2 tsps. Tumeric powder
300 ml. Oil
1 onion (cut fine)
8 curry leaves
1 garlic pod paste
5 inch ginger
4 or 5 tbsps Galmbo Balchao (shrimp preserve)
3 tsps. Sugar
Preparation :
Wash the prawns well and drain out the water completely. Apply salt and turmeric powder and allow to stand for 2 hours. Drain out any water that collects.
Heat the oil in a large pan, fry the onions till tender, add prawns and fry them well.
In another pan, heat the remaining oil, add curry leaves, ginger-garlic paste and Galmbo Balchao (shrimp preserve).
Stir-fry on slow fire for a few seconds. Mix the fried prawns and sugar. Simmer for 2 minutes and keep the pan down from the fire.
Cool and bottle. Please do not use water at all.