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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 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 94kcal

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

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 391mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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