Beerakaya Royyalu kura (Ridge gourd shrimp curry)

Ingredients:
2 ridge gourds (large)
1.5 pounds prawns or shrimp
1 med onion chopped
2 green chillis slit
few curry leaves
1 tsp jeera
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp salt
1.5 tbsp chilli powder
tsp turmeric
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp garam masala powder (my Gm blended along with cumin and coriander)
coriander seeds for topping

 How i make it :

• Clean the shrimp, and remove the shell and devein it. Marinate it with little chilli powder, turmeric, salt and set aside. Peel the skin of ridge gourd and chopped into small.
• In a kadai or non stick pan, heat 3 tbsp oil and season with jeera seeds and curry leaves.
• Add chopped onions and fry untill golden brown and add ginger galic paste and saute for 1 minute.
• To the onions, add shrimp and let cook for 5 mins. Add chopped vegetable into the cooking shrimp, and add chilli powder, turmeric, salt and cover and cook for atleast 10 mins untill water comes out and sucked in.
• Stir in the garam masala and cook for another 3 mins. Check it out the curry shouldn't be dry. If dry add little water and off the heat. Garnish it with cilantro leaves.

         Enjoy this dish with Chapathi ot rice.