PRAWNS PICKLE

Ingredients

1 kg prawn
4 LEMONS
15-20 garlic cloves
2 inch ginger piece
1 tsp turmeric powder
24 dry red chillies
4 tsp cumin seeds
7 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Method

Wash,shell and de-vein the prawns.Pat them dry,rub some salt and turmeric powder into the prawn and marinate for an hour.
Grind red chillies,ginger,garlic and cumin seed into thick paste by adding little lemon juice.
Heat four tbsp of oil on medium flame and fry prawns till golden brown in colour.Drain and cool.
fry the spice paste with three tbsp of oil,tillthe oil begins to seperate from it.
Now add the remaining lemon juice and cook on a medium flame for 15 min.
Place the prawn in a pickling jar and pour the cooled spice mix over them.
Mix well and allow to rest for a few days before eating.