PRAWNS IN POTATO ONION WITH HOT RED CHILI POWDER (With veg option)

What is husband's privilege ? Well simple ..when wife calls and tells " cook something which I like and I am back home from clinic in 20 min... food should be ready ....I am hungry 

Any pronoun, like " something" if not preceded by a noun, puts me in a difficult situation...And more dangerous is to guess what is meant by " I like "....

well it is done ..a bong dish with green prawns, potato , onion and a typical bong tempering and a dash of lemon to add that tang which ladies like ...

After a long time I had dressed some shrimps ( remember my tigers?) , to eat them raw with a Wasabi dip fortified with raw garlic and extra hot green chili paste and a dash of vinegar and light soya ...

But the fate ,of my darling tigers  and mine too were else where ....

So had to use the shrimps in a phony dish , in 18 minutes flat... 

THE RECIPE : Nothing new , a traditional Bong dish of prawn cha-chadi , with little modification in sombora ( tempering) . The recipe is destined for piping hot rice.

INGREDIENTS 

1. Dressed green shrimps 200 gms 
2. Potato , one medium 
3. Onion , one large, sliced to 3 mm thick.
4.green chili 4+3  ( hot) 
5. Red chili powder extra hot 1 level tsp.
6. Kashmiri chili powder ...1 heap tsp.
7. Turmeric 1 level tsp
8 . Mustard oil 3 tbsp ( more the merrier). + 11/2 tsp to be added raw
9. Lemon juice 30 ml ( optional) 

For Tempering 
1. Nigela ( Kalo jeere) 3/4th tsp
2. black pepper 6, just smashed flat and broken
3.  green chili 3 
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PROCESS 
marinade prawn with salt and turmeric ( 1/2 tsp) 
Cut potato into 7 mm X 7mm , long pieces
Slice onion thin

Ingredients 

 Heat oil in a Kadai to smoking , cool a bit , add the tempering. When the green chili change color, add the onion  

Tempering and onion added 

Saute the onion to translucence ( dont fry to brown) and add the potato

Potato added

Saute for 3-4 minutes and add the red chili and turmeric powder and salt and fry for few minutes

Spice added and saute

Add water , to submerge the potato and cover. 

Water added

When the potato is almost cooked , add the prawns and bring to high heat . 

Prawns added 

Add green chili. It should dry up in 2-3 minutes. Dont over cook the prawns . Add lemon juice and remove.

Almost ready 

Now eat as it is or with hot rice 

Vege option 
You can try, fast fried Tofu julienne, long strips and 8mmX8mm 
Also fast fried paneer goes well with this recipe...
Or just use the potato