Prawns Tonak
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Goan
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Serves: 3-4
 
Prawns Tonak January 3, 2017 · by yourhungerstop@gmail.com · Leave a Comment (Edit) Prawns Tonak Tonak is a very popular dish in the Goan cuisine in which the legumes, veggies or sea food like crabs, prawns or clams are cooked in a coconut based gravy. This recipe of prawns tonak is a specialty in Goa which is usually eaten with Pav. But it tastes good with rotis or rice too.
Ingredients
  • Prawns : 2 cups small
  • Onion : 3 big
  • Potato: 2 chopped into small pieces
  • Cinnamon : ½ inch piece
  • Cloves : 4
  • Peppercorns : 10-12
  • Bay Leaf: 1
  • Coriander seeds: 2-3 tsp
  • Fennel Seeds: 1 tsp
  • Garlic : 2 cloves finely chopped
  • Ginger: ¼ inch piece
  • Scraped Coconut: 1 cup
  • Dry Red Chilies: 5 small
  • Tamarind: 1 marble sized ball
  • Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
  • Salt: to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat a little oil in a pan and stir fry the ginger and garlic till brown. Add the cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf, fennel seeds and coriander seeds and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
  2. Heat oil in pan and stir fry one roughly chopped onion till translucent. Add scrapped coconut and stir fry till golden brown.
  3. Grind the ginger-garlic-dry spices and onion-coconut mixture along with dry red chilies and tamarind. Use around ½ cup of water to grind to a smooth paste.
  4. In a pan, mix together the prawns, potato, 2 finely chopped onions and the ground coconut mixture. Add turmeric powder and salt to taste. Close lid and let cook till potato is completely cooked. If the gravy looks too dry, you can add a little water.
  5. Garnish with coriander
Recipe by YourHungerStop at https://www.yourhungerstop.com/prawns-tonak/