Kolambi Tawa Fry - Prawns fry

Late 1990's I developed my love for seafood and I am ever thankful to the awesome malvani seafood restaurants in Bombay. These were the places I visited the most and the love for seafood grew. I hope to visit those places in sometime soon!

Kolambi name itself was quite attractive. I recall having kolambi fry at a small (then) roadside popular eatery at linking road, Bandra just because of the alien term "Kolambi" They are so delicious and I never knew creepy things can be so yum. :) I started trying so many varieties of prawns and couple of years down the line, I knew I was preparing it at home. Tawa Kolambi was one such dish that made me drool, each time I knew i was going to have it or make it.

The whole taste elevates not only because of the few flavorful ingredients but because its made on an iron griddle or tawa. I have tried making the kolambi in a non-stick and also other pans but nothing beats the taste of iron tawa

so without much delay let me take you through my way of making Kolambi Tawa Fry

Ingredients:

About 500gms deveined, cleaned prawns

one tablespoon ginger - garlic - green chili paste

half cup chopped shallots (You may use regular onions)

one tbs kashmiri chili powder

half tbs turmeric

half tbs cumin powder

half tablespoon Kolhapuri Masala

3 slit green chilies

2-3 pieces of Kokum

freshly chopped coriander

slat as per taste

Method: 1 - Wash, clean prawns and add salt and set aside 2 - Place a tawa on the heat, add oil, sauté onions for about 2 minutes, add ginger garlic paste and cook with frequent stirring until the raw smell is off 3 - add red chili powder, turmeric , roasted cumin powder, kolhapuri Masala (you may use any garam masala) and cook until oil separates 4 - Add the prawns, slit green chilies and Kokum (you may add lime juice as an option). cook until the prawns are done. i cooked for about 7-8 minutes 5 - Garnish with freshly chopped coriander

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