Prawns with bottlegourd and milk

Ingredients
Medium prawns 300 gms
Bottle gourd or lauki 500 gms
Chopped tomato 1cup
Grated ginger 2tbsp
Slit green chillies 4
Whole cloves 2
Whole cinnamon stick 1 inch
Whole cumin 1tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder 1/4tsp
Black pepper powder 1/4tsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Full cream milk or coconut milk 1cup
Ghee or clarified butter 1tbsp
Sugar 2tsp
Salt
Mustard oil 1tbsp

Procedure
Clean, devein and wash prawns. Marinate with a little salt and turmeric. Chop the gourd into small pieces.
 
Heat mustard oil in a skillet or kadhai, shallow fry prawns in batches and keep aside.
Add all the whole spices to the remaining hot oil. Soak the ground spices in half cup water and add to the oil.
Add the chopped gourd, mix thoroughly with the spices.
Add tomatoes nd chillies and cook for 2 mins.
Add the fried prawns.
Add half the grated ginger, and cover the vessel. Cook covered slowly for 8 mins or till the gourd is tender.
On high flame cook till thickened.
Add milk mixed wid a tsp of flour and simmer for 5 mins.
Add sugar, grated ginger, salt to taste.
Lastly add ghee
Rest covered for 5minutes.

Serve with hot rice or chapati and enjoy.