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    Prawn Thokku | Prawn Thokku Recipe | Eral Thokku Recipe

    December 19, 2021 By Aarthi 1 Comment

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    Spicy and tangy prawn thokku recipe made with gingelly oil, sliced onions, green chillies and tamarind. The thick rich prawn masala taste absolutely delicious with some rice, idli, idiyappam or appam.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Prawn Thokku
    2. How to Make Eral Thokku
    3. Prawn Thokku | Prawn Thokku Recipe | Eral Thokku Recipe
    4. Prawn Thokku Step by Step Pictures
    5. Pro Tips
    6. Storage
    7. Serving Suggestions

    Prawn Thokku Recipe

    Eral Thokku or Prawn thokku is a spicy onion tomato and tamarind based curry made with lots of spices and gingelly oil. The particular dish is made thick and curry like which can be served with rice, idli or dosa.

    About Prawn Thokku

    Prawn thokku is a traditional recipe from the south part of india. It is made using indian prawns which are cleaned and deveined. A spicy curry is prepared by sauteing onions, tomatoes and spices in gingelly oil. The prawns are then added in the curry and cooked with tamarind as a result gives a much robust flavours.

    Because it is a spicy curry it is best to have them with rice or roti. This particular curry taste delicious with any indian mains.

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    eral thokku with jasmine rice and fried eggs

    How to Make Eral Thokku

    Making eral thokku or prawn thokku at home is very easy. You just need a handful of ingredients which you might already have on hand. Just take your time to cook it because the result is worth the wait.

    • Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins. Squeeze and extract the pulp.
    • Take prawns in a bowl. Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Set aside for 10 mins.
    • Heat oil in a large kadai. Add in fenugreek seeds and let them sizzle.
    • curry leaves and fry them for 2 mins.
    • Add in sliced onions and green chillies. Season with salt and turmeric powder. Saute this for 5 mins or so till it is cooked.
    • Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell leaves.
    • Add in tomatoes and cook that till it softens and gets mushed up.
    • Add coriander and chilli powder and mix well. Cook the spices for 2 to 3 mins till the raw smell leaves from it.
    • At this point add in prawns and mix well. Cook the prawns for 2 mins in the masala. because we will be adding tamarind pulp in a bit.
    • Add in salt and tamarind pulp.
    • Mix that well and cook this whole thing on low heat for 10 to 15 mins.
    • Now the prawns are cooked, sprinkle cumin powder, garam masala powder and pepper powder. Mix well.
    • Serve.
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    prawn thokku with red matta rice and fried egg

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    Prawn Thokku | Prawn Thokku Recipe | Eral Thokku Recipe

    Spicy and tangy prawn thokku recipe made with gingelly oil, sliced onions, green chillies and tamarind. The thick rich prawn masala taste absolutely delicious with some rice.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 94 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    For Marination

    • 500 grams prawns deveined and tails removed
    • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp salt

    For Prawn Thokku

    • ¼ cup Gingelly oil
    • ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds | Vendayam
    • 1 handful Curry leaves
    • 2 large Onions sliced
    • 5 Green chillies slit
    • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 2 large Tomatoes sliced
    • 2 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
    • 2 tbsp Coriander powder
    • 1 gooseberry size Tamarind
    • 1 tsp Roasted Cumin powder
    • 1 tsp Garam masala powder
    • 2 tsp Black Pepper powder

    Instructions
     

    • Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins. Squeeze and extract the pulp.
    • Take prawns in a bowl. Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Set aside for 10 mins.
    • Heat oil in a large kadai. Add in fenugreek seeds and let them sizzle.
    • Add in curry leaves and fry them for 2 mins.
    • Add in sliced onions and green chillies. Season with salt and turmeric powder. Saute this for 5 mins or so till it is cooked.
    • Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell leaves.
    • Add in tomatoes and cook that till it softens and gets mushed up.
    • Add coriander and chilli p[owder and mix well. Cook the spices for 2 to 3 mins till the raw smell leaves from it.
    • At this point add in prawns and mix well. Cook the prawns for 2 mins in the masala.
    • Add in salt and tamarind pulp.
    • Mix that well and cook this whole thing on low heat for 10 to 15 mins.
    • Now the prawns are cooked, sprinkle cumin powder, garam masala powder and pepper powder. Mix well.
    • Serve.

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    Notes

    • Use gingelly oil for making this for best flavour. 
    • I don't prefer using the tail in prawn. But you can use that if you want.
    • Take your time to cook the masala. It makes the curry delicious.
    • You can add a small amount of jaggery in the curry if needed.

    Storage

    Prawn thokku can be cooled and stored in a container in fridge for up to 4 days.

    Serving Suggestions

    Eral thokku taste delicious with rice. I like to serve it with steamed rice, either red matta rice or regular white rice. but it taste delicious with
    • Appam
    • Idiyappam
    • Chapati
    • Pulao
    • Idli or Dosa
    Nutrition Facts
    Prawn Thokku | Prawn Thokku Recipe | Eral Thokku Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 servings)
    Calories 94 Calories from Fat 81
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 9g14%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
    Monounsaturated Fat 4g
    Sodium 391mg17%
    Potassium 47mg1%
    Carbohydrates 2g1%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 4IU0%
    Vitamin C 1mg1%
    Calcium 16mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Prawn Thokku Step by Step Pictures

    1)Marinate 500 grams cleaned prawns with 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp salt for 10 mins.

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    2)Heat gingelly oil in a large kadai. Add in ½ tsp fenugreek seeds and let them fry.

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    3) Add in curry leaves

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    4)Add in sliced onions and green chillies

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    5)Add little turmeric powder

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    5)Sprinkle some salt.

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    6)Add in tomatoes

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    7)Cook tomatoes till it soft and mushed up

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    8)Add in ginger garlic paste

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    9)Saute this till it gets cooked

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    10)Add in kashmiri chilli powder and coriander powder

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    11)Cook that till masala is done

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    12)Add in the prawns

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    13)Mix well. Cook for 2 mins in the masala.

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    14)Now add in the tamarind pulp. Add more salt if needed.

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    15)Mix it well.

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    16) Now cook this till prawns are completely cooked. It will take another 10 mins or so.

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    17)Add in roasted jeera powder and garam masala powder.

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    18)Add in freshly ground black pepper powder

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    19)Serve

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    Pro Tips

    • Use gingelly oil for making this for best flavour. 
    • I don't prefer using the tail in prawn. But you can use that if you want.
    • Take your time to cook the masala. It makes the curry delicious.
    • You can add a small amount of jaggery in the curry if needed.

    Storage

    Prawn thokku can be cooled and stored in a container in fridge for up to 4 days.

    Serving Suggestions

    Eral thokku taste delicious with rice. I like to serve it with steamed rice, either red matta rice or regular white rice. but it taste delicious with

    • Appam
    • Idiyappam
    • Chapati
    • Pulao
    • Idli or Dosa

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