• For this prawn masala, devein the prawns and wash them nicely and keep ready.
• I have taken 300 grams of prawns ( around 30 prawns).
• Add, turmeric, salt, chilli powder.
• Add lemon juice to this and mix well.
• Marinate for 20 to 30 minutes. This is done, so that masala gets inside the prawns and the dish tastes great.

Prepare the masala

• In a mixie jar, add the red chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cumin seeds, and the tomatoes.
• Grind all these to a smooth paste. If needed, add little water.
• In a pan, add oil and oil is little hot, add the marinated prawns.
• Saute the prawns nicely.
• Prawns gets cooked with the water from the prawns itself.
• Do not cook them fully. Just cook them only for 75%. Because, when we add to masala, it needs to be cooked again.
• To check if prawns are cooked correctly, the prawns gets curled up.
• Now remove the prawns and keep it separately.
• In the same pan, add coconut oil.
• When it is hot, add the cumin seeds again, curry leaves, and fry them slightly for 1 minute.
• Add the finely chopped onions now and saute them nicely.
• Onions needs to be sauted nicely. Add the ginger and garlic paste.
• Again fry them until the raw smell of gg paste goes off.
• Add the tomato paste now and cook them for around 10 minutes. You can cover and cook it.
• Once the paste becomes thick, include the 75% cooked prawns now.
• If masala is more thick, add little amount of water and cook the prawns for around 5 min.
• Adjust the salt now.
• Add the sugar and mix well.
• Keep the flame to low, as the prawns are already cooked well, else, they becomes rubbery.
• If you need, you can add the lemon juice or vinegar.