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Konkani Style Sungta Ambat Aani Tallel Sungta Recipe- Fried Prawns & Curry

Konkani Style Sungta Ambat Aani Tallel Sungta Recipe- Fried Prawns & Curry

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 55 M
Course Lunch
Cuisine Konkan
Diet Non Vegeterian

Sungta Ambat Aani Tallel Sungta is what they call the prawn's curry and fried prawns in the Konkani language. This is a recipe from the Karwari GSB cuisine. Karwar, a city in Karnataka, lies at the mouth of the river Kali. With the abundance of fish and coconuts in that area, the Karwari GSBs are thorough fish eaters and the gravies they cook are made using coconut.

Ingredients

  • For the gravy
  • 20 Prawns
  • 1 cup Fresh coconut
  • grated
  • 2 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
  • 3 Whole Black Peppercorns
  • 4 Byadagi Dried Chillies
  • broken
  • 1 teaspoon Tamarind
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • adjustable
  • 2 Onions
  • chopped
  • 1 Potato (Aloo)
  • peel and cut the potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • for the gravy
  • Oil
  • for roasting the spices 
  • Salt
  • to taste 
  • For the fried prawns
  • 10 Prawns
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 1/4 cup Rice flour
  • 1/4 cup Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)
  • Salt
  • to taste 
  • Oil
  • for frying 

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Sungta Ambat Aani Tallel Sungta recipe, firstly we will prepare the curry

Step 2

Devein the prawns and wash thoroughly

Step 3

Apply a little turmeric powder and very tiny amount of salt to the curry prawns and keep it aside

Step 4

 Heat a little oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add coriander seeds and bydagi chillies

Step 5

Cook for about a minute

Step 6

Add this mixture along with coconut, peppercorns, tamarind and almost 1/4 piece of the given onion using sufficient water in a mixer grinder

Step 7

Grind it and keep it aside

Step 8

 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan

Step 9

Once the oil is hot, add the chopped onions

Step 10

 Saute till they turn soft and transparent

Step 11

Once the onion turns soft, add turmeric powder and mix well

Step 12

 After a minute add potatoes and red chilli powder

Step 13

Mix, cook for a minute and add enough water to almost cover the potatoes

Step 14

 Cover and cook

Step 15

 When the potatoes are half cooked, add the prawns and mix

Step 16

Add salt

Step 17

 Cover and cook till both potatoes and the prawns are cooked

Step 18

Now add the ground coconut paste to it, mix  and check if more water is required to bring the gravy to a medium consistency

Step 19

 Bring to a boil

Step 20

Check seasoning

Step 21

 Simmer for few minutes for the coconut to be cooked

Step 22

 If the gravy thickens by now, add some water and adjust desired consistency

Step 23

Cook for another 2 minutes and serve

Step 24

The next step is to make the fried prawns

Step 25

Add prawns, lime juice, spice powders and salt in a mixing bowl

Step 26

Mix everything well and keep aside to marinate

Step 27

Mix together rice flour add semolina together in a bowl to get a grainy consistency

Step 28

 Coat the marinated prawns well with this flour mixture and shallow fry in hot oil on both sides on low flame

Step 29

 Serve Sungta Aambat Aani Tallel Sungta along with Steamed Rice and Sol Kadhi for a perfect and delicious Konkani Meal

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