Green Prawn Curry Recipe

While most people think of green prawn curry as a Thai dish, made using Thai green paste, this recipe puts an Indian spin on the curry.

A combination of common Indian ingredients, like coriander leaves and green chilies are combined to make a homemade green paste that is then used to make this spicy, tasty curry.

Serve this curry with bread or rice as a main course for lunch or dinner!

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Ingredients

To make the paste

• 1 small Onion
• 1 inch Ginger
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves chopped
• 3 Green chilies
• 1 tbsp Water
• pinch Aof salt

To make the curry

• 1 1/2 tbsp Oil
• 22 Prawns cleaned
• 1 onion julienned
• 14 Curry Leaves
• 1 Potato peeled and chopped into cubes
• 1 tomato
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients To make the paste 1 small Onion 1 inch Ginger 4 garlic cloves 1/2 cup coriander leaves chopped 3 Green chilies 1 tbsp Water pinch Aof salt To make the curry 1 1/2 tbsp Oil 22 Prawns cleaned 1 onion julienned 14 Curry Leaves 1 Potato peeled and chopped into cubes 1 tomato 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp Turmeric powder Salt as per taste

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Instructions

1. Sprinkle the prawns with a pinch of salt and allow them to marinade.
2. Soak the potatoes in water with a pinch of salt.
3. Grind the ingredients for the paste into a smooth paste.
4. Sauté the curry leaves in hot oil and then add the onions.
5. As the onion begins to brown, stir in the green paste and the turmeric powder.
6. Sauté the paste for 2 minutes and then add the cubed potatoes.
7. Cover the pan and allow the potatoes to cook through.
8. Stir in the prawns and sauté for two minutes.
9. Chop the tomato and stir it in.
10. Add about half a cup of water to the mixture and cover the pa.
11. Allow the curry to cook for two minutes and add salt to taste.
12. Take the curry off the stove and serve warm.