…the grinder and reserve the liquid in cooking. Preparation of Galmo / Baby Shrimp Masala: First, rinse the baby shrimp in running water. Drain them through a colander. Put them in a bowl and then add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric and salt. Mix well and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes. In a sufficiently deep and wide pan / handi / dekchi; heat oil until hot. Reduce heat and add the marinated prawns. Sauté for about 2 to 3 minutes and set…

…quick & very delicious. You can prepare innumerable dishes with dried shrimp & prawns throughout the year but to enjoy this dried shrimp chilli fry with hot chapattis or phulkas is something to be experienced… more importantly in the heavy monsoons when you watch the rain water cascading down your window panes while you enjoy your delicious meal!! Well, we are still waiting patiently in Pune & praying that the rain gods will be kind t…

…time during the year if you wish. Enjoy… 😀 Ingredients: 50 gms. Dry Prawns/Shrimp (snip off the heads & tails) 250 gms. Brinjals (trim off the tops & sliced) 3 med. Potatoes (peeled, cubed & soaked in water) 2 med. Onions (peeled & chopped) ¼ tsp. Turmeric pwd. ½ tsp. Red Chilli pwd. or to taste 1 tsbsp. Coriander pwd. 1 tsp. fresh Ginger-Garlic paste ¼ tsp. roasted Cumin pwd. ¼ tsp. Garam Masala pwd. 1 tsp. fresh Tamarind paste/ V…

…pieces each depending on the size of the prawns. If they are small prawns/shrimps (Galmo/Jawala) then there is no need to cut them. In a sufficiently large bowl, mix together freshly scraped coconut, red chilli pwd., turmeric pwd., tamarind pulp, Kokum (Sola) & salt to taste. Crush & mix well with your fingers. Set aside till serving time. Remember the dry fish is already salty so use salt sparingly. Just before serving, add the roasted p…