Dry Prawns Pickle

INGREDIENTS

Dry prawns – 250g

Ginger – 1 ½ inch piece

Garlic – 4

Red chillies – 3

Curry leaves – a few

Kashmiri chilli powder – 1 table spoon or to your spice level

Turmeric powder – ½ tea spoon

Vinegar – 2 table spoons

Salt – as required

Sesame Oil – 3 table spoons 

METHOD

Wash the prawns well and boil with a little turmeric powder for 5 minutes. Drain it and shallow fry in a table spoon of oil. Keep it aside. Heat 1 table spoon oil in a pan and add ginger, garlic and chillies to it. Reduce the flame to medium and saute until the raw smell goes. Add curry leaves and saute again. Simmer the flame and add chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Add salt and then vinegar. Transfer the pickle to a container and pour the remaining oil on the top of the pickle. Keep it for a few days for the flavor to set. Enjoy your pickle!!