Malabar Spinach Prawns

1. Wash and clean the prawns. Marinate them with salt and turmeric and keep aside.

2. Wash Malabar spinach several times under running water and cut the stems into long strips.

3. Peel the potato and pumpkin and cut them in medium pieces.

4. Cut onion and tomato roughly

5. Heat mustard oil in a pan and add prawns. Stir for 2 min and strain them.

6. In the same oil add potato and stir fry with a little turmeric and remove when they turn golden. Temper the same oil with whole spices, green chilli and bay leaf.

7. Add onion and fry followed by chopped Tomato

8. Now add the ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the vegetables ooze out

9. Add the potato and pumpkin and rest of the spices and cook. Add the spinach and give a thorough mix. Cover and cook.

10. Once done cooking the vegetables add the fried prawns at the end and cook for 5 minutes more.

11. Serve with hot rice and daal.