Ingredients 

Prawn / Shrimp:1 lbs
Cup Coconut Milk: 1 cup
Medium Size Onion: 1 nos
Ginger Paste: 1 tbsp
Slitted Green Chili:4
Red Chili Powder:1 tsp
Bay Leaf:2 nos
Sugar:2 tsp
Turmeric powder:1/2tsp
Whole Cardamom:2 nos
Cinnamon:1/2 "
Whole Cloves:4 nos
Cooking Oil:50 gms
Salt to taste.
Method

Wash and dive in the prawns. Rub some turmeric powder and add salt and turmeric on the prawns and keep aside. Chop the onions. Crush cardamom, cinnamon and cloves in a mortar and pestle. Heat oil and fry onions to a light brown. Add the garlic and ginger paste, bay leaf, red chilli powder and fry for about 5 - 7 minutes. Add the prawns and fry along with the spices for a few minutes. Add coconut milk, sugar, salt and the ground spices (cardamom, cinnamon and cloves). Cover the vessel and simmer in medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add  green chillies. Close the cover for another 10 minutes. Serve hot with rice.