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Indian Style Prawn Curry Recipe
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 25 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 1 large tomato
- 1 ½ tbsp coconut or cashewnuts
- 2 pinches turmeric
- ¾ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste or grated
- 250 grams Prawns
- Water as need
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ tsp cumin
- chopped coriander leaves for garnish
- 1 ½ tbsp Oil
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Instructions
- Slice onions, chop tomatoes, grate or make a paste of ginger garlic. Set aside all these
- Devein and wash the prawns. set aside
- Add ¾ tbsp. oil to a pan and fry onions till transparent, add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears.
- Add tomatoes, add salt and turmeric and fry till the tomatoes turn mushy. Add red chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder and then the coconut. Fry everything well for about 3 to 5 minutes without burning. Cool this and blend with ¾ water to smooth. To speed up the process you can use ice cold water to blend the hot mix. Add another ¾ tbsp. oil to the pan and heat up, add cumin and garlic, when the garlic is lightly roasted add curry leaves and saute till they turn crisp.
- Add the prawns and fry till the color changes, just for about 2 minutes, for the raw smell to disappear.
- Pour the ground mixture and add water as needed. Cook till the prawns are cooked, they swirl up when cooked. Do not overcook they turn hard.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve prawn curry with any fragrant rice, biryani or roti, naan or chapathi.