Quick Prawn curry

4 cups Prawns - cleaned and deveined
ginger - julienned- 1 tbs
garlic -julienned - 1 tbs
curry leaves - 3 strands
coconut oil - 1 tbs
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
turmeric - 1/8 tsp
coriander powder - 11/2 tbs
pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
5 green chillies - crushed or sliced
onion - sliced 2 cups
kodum puli - 3 pieces - softened
coconut milk - 1 cup thick
salt to taste

Method:

Heat a chatti or saucepan, add oil, mustard, curry leaves, ginger, garlic and onions. Add salt and let till cook till onions are translucent and soft. Add the green chillies, powders and dry roast it. Add the puli with the water and let it boil till the oil separates. Finally add the prawns and cook it for 10 mts on a low flame with a lid, add more salt, if needed. Add the thick coconut milk and cook it for 5 more mts and let the dish rest for 2-3 hours before serving for the flavours to blend and mature.
Serve it with rice, appam, roti etc.
If desired, ginger, garlic,green chillies and onions, can be first sauteed in some oil with salt and the powders and ground to a paste; then added to the dish, after the tempering. Try it and post your comments people.