Malvani Prawns Masala

Ingredients:

2 cups medium prawns, cleaned and de-veined

1 cup grated coconut

1 medium onion chopped

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

4 cloves

2 green cardamom (Elaichi)

½ tsp cumin seeds (Jira)

1/4 tsp Black cumin seeds (Shahjira)

1 tsp coriander seeds

½ tsp Saunf

7-8 Black peppercorns

12 garlic flakes

1” Ginger

1 tsp. red chili powder

¼ cup tamarind juice (extract after adding warm water)

Salt to taste

Method:

Clean the Prawns, Apply a little salt and turmeric and keep aside. Heat a little oil in the kadai and fry all the ingredients except Onion, Tamarind Juice and salt till the coconut turns light brown. Grind all the ingredients to a paste. Heat a little oil in the kadai and fry Onion till it turns light brown. Add the prawns and sauté for a min. Add Masala paste and sauté; add Tamarind juice and 1 cup water. Cook for 3-4 min's or till the prawns are cooked. (You can add a little more water as per the thickness of the gravy required). Serve with Chapatti and or Hot Rice.

Malvani Fish Fry

Ingredients:

• 2 medium Pomfret (Paplet) / Halwa (kale paplet) / 1 Surmai (Kingfish) Fish cut into pieces
• 1 tsp. Malvani Fish Masala (Available at local grocery stores) or any other Fish masala ( You can use any mutton / chicken / garam masala as a last resort if fish masala is not available)
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp. red chili powder
• ¼ cup tamarind juice (extract after adding warm water)
• 1 cup Rice flour mixed with 2-3 tsp of Rawa
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Clean the Fish, Apply a little salt and turmeric and keep aside.
• Mix Fish Masala, Turmeric and Red Chili Powder.
• Apply the mixture to the fish pieces and keep aside to marinate for 1 hour.
• Take the Rice flour + Rawa in a big plate and coat all the fish pieces from all sides in this mixture.
• Fry in oil till crisp
• Serve hot

Malvani Fish Curry

Ingredients:

• ½ Kg. Pomfret (Paplet) / Halwa (kale paplet) / Surmai
• (Kingfish) Fish cut into pieces
• 8-10 dry chilies
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp. Coriander seeds
• 1 tsp. red chili powder 
• 7-8 garlic flakes coarsely grounded
• 2 onions sliced finely 
• 1 cup grated coconut
• 1 tsp. Malvani Fish Masala (Available at local grocery stores) or any other Fish masala ( You can use any mutton / chicken / garam masala as a last resort if fish masala is not available)
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Clean the Fish, Apply a little salt and turmeric and keep aside.
• In three tbsp Oil fry Onion, Dry chilies, Turmeric and Coriander seeds till the Onions turn light brown.
• Grind the grated coconut with above ingredients to a paste.
• Apply the ground paste to the fish and keep aside to marinate for 15 min.
• Fry the Garlic flakes in 5 tbsp oil, add red chili powder and Fish Masala.
• Add the fish pieces with the marinade and add 2 cup water, simmer on low heat till the fish is cooked.
• Serve with Chapatti and or Hot Rice.