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    Prawn Curry Recipe (without Coconut)

    Last Updated On: Apr 6, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Prawn Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This prawn curry is made without Coconut. Spicy Shrimp curry is made without coconut and using onion, tomato base.

    Easy Prawn Curry Recipe (without Coconut)

    Prawn is hubby's favorite. Since many of my viewers have told me that i don't have much prawn recipes in my blog. I have started cooking with them and posting here.This is a simple prawn curry with no coconut. It is an onion tomato based curry and taste fantastic with rice or roti.

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    Still i have a prawn fry and a prawn biryani recipe waiting for you. So keep checking my blog. I served this curry with wheat kulcha and it was divine.


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    Ingredients for Spicy Prawn Curry (without Coconut)

    • Oil - 1 tblspn + 1 tblspn
    • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
    • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small piece
    • Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
    • Green Chillies - 2 slit
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
    • Tomatoes - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn
    • Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • Coriander leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped

    To Grind:

    • Onion - 1 medium size
    • Tomatoes - 1 medium size

    For Marinating:

    • Prawns - 15 to 20 medium size or big ones
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
     
     
    Hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you.

    How to Make Prawn Curry (without Coconut)

    1. Mix all the ingredients given for marinating. Let it sit for 10 mins. Grind onion and tomato to a fine paste and set aside.
    2. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and place the prawns in the oil and cook for 1 min on each side. Remove it to a bowl and set aside.
    3. In the same oil, add in cinnamon and fennel seeds. 
    4. Add in onions, green chillies and salt. Cook till golden.
    5. Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
    6. Add in tomatoes and ground onion tomato paste and cook till raw smell leaves.
    7. Now add in spice powders and mix well.
    8. Pour water. Once it comes to a boil, add in prawns and mix well. Simmer this for few more mins till oil floats on top.
    9. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
    10. Serve.
     
     

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    Prawn Curry Recipe (without Coconut)

    Prawn Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This prawn curry is made without Coconut. Spicy Shrimp curry is made without coconut and using onion, tomato base.
    3.40 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 146kcal

    Equipment

    • Cooking pot
    • Blender

    Ingredients

    • 2 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
    • 1 stick Cinnamon
    • 1 medium Onion sliced thinly
    • 2 no Green Chillies slit
    • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 1 medium Tomatoes chopped finely
    • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
    • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
    • 1 tsp Salt to taste
    • 1 cup Water or as needed
    • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped

    For Grinding

    • 1 medium Onion
    • 1 medium Tomatoes

    For Marinating

    • 20 medium Prawns
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

    Instructions

    • Mix all the ingredients given for marinating. Let it sit for 10 mins. Grind onion and tomato to a fine paste and set aside.
    • Heat 2 tblpsn oil in a pan and place the prawns in the oil and cook for 1 min on each side. Remove it to a bowl and set aside.
    • In the same oil, add in cinnamon and fennel seeds. Add in onions, green chillies and salt. Cook till golden. Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well. Add in tomatoes and ground onion tomato paste and cook till raw smell leaves. Now add in spice powders and mix well.
    • Pour water. Once it comes to a boil, add in prawns and mix well. Simmer this for few more mins till oil floats on top. Add coriander leaves and mix well. Serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 1474mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 917IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 1mg
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    How to Make Prawn Curry (Stepwise Pictures)

     
    Take all your ingredients
    Take onion tomatoes in a blender
    Make it into a fine puree
    Take prawns in a bowl
    add some salt and turmeric 
    add in chilli powder
    along with some ginger garlic paste
    Mix well..Let it marinate for 10 mins
    Heat oil in a pan
    Place the prawns in and cook for a min
    Flip over and cook for another min
    remove to a bowl and set aside while you make the gravy
    In the same pan, add more oil if needed
    Add in cinnamon and fennel seeds
    add in onions and green chillies
    season with some salt
    cook this till golden
    add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min
    add in tomatoes
    Mix well
    Now add in the onion tomato paste
    mix well and cook till raw smell leaves from it
    just like this
    add in the spice powders
    mix that well
    add in water
    mix again
    bring it to boil
    add in cooked prawns
    mix well and simmer for a while
    now you see oil floating on top so the curry is done
    add coriander leaves and turn off the heat
    Serve
     
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    1. Anonymous

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      Helo aaarti ,love ur recipes!!! Loks so yummy....
      how do v identify if the prawns r cooked r nt?

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    2. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousPrawns take just 5 to 6 mins to cook. It will curl and turn pink when cooked

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      • Deepa P.N. Rao

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        Thank u

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    3. Deepthi D

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      Thanks a good and healthy recipe

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    4. Anonymous

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      Hey aarthi.. pls post the method of cleaning prawns..

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    5. TheWhisperer

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      Will try this recipe with my super big prawn. However, I won't peel off the head and the scale. Thanks for sharing.

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      • Mitha

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        Hi Aarthi.Thank you for the recipe.Keep up the good work.

        Can we use the same base for fish.I love having no coconut gravies. The recipe turned out really well with prawns. Please advise. Thank you.

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    6. Anonymous

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      Awesome !!!

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    7. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi,
      My uncle was undergoing chemotherapy in hospital and was really sick of the terribly bland hospital food he was being subjected to. He came home today and asked if i could make him a prawn curry. Your recipe showed up in a google search and since it didnt involve coconut milk(which i dont have), i decided to go for it. I have never made prawn curry before and i just followed your recipe step by step. It came out absolutely fantastic! My uncle really liked it and i still cant believe that I made this with my own hands!! thanks for this fantastic recipe!

      Cheers.

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    8. Sameer khan

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      Hi Aarti,

      Thanks for sharing a prawns recipe without coconut. was really taste and we all enjoyed a lot.
      hope u soon with more recipes......

      Rgds
      Sameer from Ireland

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    9. Pooja

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      Spicy and mouthwatering. Definitely worth a try!

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    10. Farouk

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      Hi... i am from Malaysia. Just tried your recipe EXACTLY as it was written and it turns up very nice. My wife loved it very much. Thanks a lot.

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    11. C

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      Was searching for prawn gravy n found this. Wil try it next time i buy prawn.
      I have tried you’re pepper prawn n dry prawn n i make them all the time. My go to recipes n they go well with hot white rice, rasam n curd rice too.
      I ve been following ur recipes more than an a decade now.

      Reply
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