Last Updated on May 18, 2017
Prawn is hubby's favorite. Since many of my viewers have told me that i dont 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 a onion tomato based curry and taste fantastic with rice or roti.
Cooking Time : 30 to 40 mins
Serves : 3 to 4
Ingredients:
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:
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
Method:
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 1 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.
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take onion tomatoes in a blender |
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| Make it into a fine puree |
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| Take prawns in a bowl |
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| add some salt and turmeric |
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| add in chilli powder |
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| along with some ginger garlic paste |
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| Mix well..Let it marinate for 10 mins |
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| Heat oil in a pan |
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| Place the prawns in and cook for a min |
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| Flip over and cook for another min |
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| remove to a bowl and set aside while you make the gravy |
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| In the same pan, add more oil if needed |
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| Add in cinnamon and fennel seeds |
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| add in onions and green chillies |
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| season with some salt |
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| cook this till golden |
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| add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min |
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| add in tomatoes |
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| Mix well |
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| Now add in the onion tomato paste |
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| mix well and cook till raw smell leaves from it |
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| just like this |
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| add in the spice powders |
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| mix that well |
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| add in water |
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| mix again |
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| bring it to boil |
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| add in cooked prawns |
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| mix well and simmer for a while |
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| now you see oil floating on top so the curry is done |
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| add coriander leaves and turn off the heat |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Helo aaarti ,love ur recipes!!! Loks so yummy....
how do v identify if the prawns r cooked r nt?
Aarthi
@AnonymousPrawns take just 5 to 6 mins to cook. It will curl and turn pink when cooked
Deepa P.N. Rao
Thank u
Deepthi D
Thanks a good and healthy recipe
Anonymous
Hey aarthi.. pls post the method of cleaning prawns..
TheWhisperer
Will try this recipe with my super big prawn. However, I won't peel off the head and the scale. Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous
Awesome !!!
Anonymous
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.
Sameer khan
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
Pooja
Spicy and mouthwatering. Definitely worth a try!
Farouk
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.