Prawns Curry





Prawns curry is a prawns preparation with coconut. This recipe is not very spicy so increase the quantity of chilies, if you want to make it hot.

Ingredients we will require to prepare this recipe:

Medium or large prawns (jhinga) : 500 grams

Ginger paste (adrak) : . . . . . . . 1 table spoon

Garlic paste (lasoon) : . . . . . 1/2 table spoon

Red chili powder (lal mirchi) : . . . 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder (haldi) : . . . . . 1/2 tea spoon

Onions (pyaj) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3

Tomatoes (tamater) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two

Coriander powder (dhania) : . . . 1 table spoon

Cumin seed (jeera) : . . . . . . . . . 1 tea spoon

Fennel seed (sauf) : . . . . . . . . 1/2 tea spoon

Cinnamon :(dalchini) : . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2 inch

Cloves (lavang) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 3

Coconut milk (narial ka dudh) : . . . . . . 1 cup

Oil (tel) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/4 cup

Coriander leaves (hara dhania)

Salt (namak) as per your taste

De-vein prawns and mix red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt. Keep it for ten to fifteen minutes.

Heat oil in a pan and fry finely chopped onion till it is just transparent. Add ginger and garlic paste. Fry for half a minute and then add cumin seed, coriander powder, fennel seed, cinnamon and cloves. Fry for half a minute and then add prawns. Mix it well and cook it for two minutes. Add chopped tomatoes and coconut milk. Cook on slow flame till tomatoes are soft and prawns are done.

Garnish prawns curry with coriander leaves. Serve with steamed rice.


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