Ingredients:

• Prawns- 250 gm
• Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Ginger - A small piece
• Green chillies - 3 nos (chopped)
• Garlic pods - 4 nos
• Curry leaves - 2 string
• Salt to taste
• Grated coconut -1/2 cup
• Crushed dried red chilly - 4nos
• Shallots ( sliced ) - 5 nos
• Coconut oil - 5 tsp
• Water - 1 cup
• Kudampuli ( Gambooge ) - 2 pieces
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

  Method:

  Clean the prawns and marinate it with 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and little salt and keep it aside for about 10-15 minutes.Heat Coconut oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and when it pops up, add curry leaves and crushed dry red chillies and fry for one minute.Add sliced shallots, chopped green chillies, crushed ginger and garlic and saute till shallots become soft and transparent. Then add prawns along with water, grated coconut , red chilly powder, kudampuli and enough salt and cook covered for about 10 minutes in a medium flame.After 10 minutes cook uncovered for another 2min till the thoran becomes dry and then remove from the flame.