A recipe from my kitchen for that yummy prawn curry. Tastes good with rice, aapam, roti and dosa. You can even sandwich it between 2 bread slices and toast it on tava for a delicious prawn curry sandwich.
I have used only 2 whole spices in this prawn dish unlike other non vegetarian dishes. What makes this prawn curry different is that, it does not have ginger garlic paste and garam masala, which is a usual in most non vegetarian recipes. The spicy taste comes mainly from the chili for this dish. Please adjust the spice level as per your taste. If you prefer something mild spicy, please reduce the quantity of chili powder by half. Some of you might like it very spicy, in that case, you can add another slit green chili to the dish.
The ingredients below makes it a medium spicy gravy, nevertheless you can follow the above suggestions to suit your palate. I have marinated the prawns before cooking it in the gravy, this is done to infuse flavour into the prawn. It is sufficient if you marinate the prawns for a few mins. Overnight marination is not required. Easy to cook and tastes great as an accompaniment. Serve hot on a bed of hot steaming rice.
INGREDIENTS
Gravy
Prawns - 750 gms
Onion - 2 finely chopped
Tomatoes - 2 finely chopped
Garlic - 5-6 cloves finely chopped
Green chili - 1 slit
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece
Chili powder - 1 tbsp (Kashmiri chili powder) OR
2 tsp if you're using ordinary chili powder
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Water - 1 cup
Coriander leaves chopped for garnish
Marination
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt
Juice of half lemon
METHOD
Clean and devein prawns. Add all the ingredients for marination and marinate for 10-15 mins. In a pan, heat oil, add fennel and cinnamon. Once fragrant, add the garlic and onion, saute till they turn light golden. Add the chopped tomatoes, green chili, masala powders and cook till it gets mushy. Now add the marinated prawns, 1 cup water and cook for 15-20 mins or till done. Check for salt and spice level. Add more water if you want a gravy. Once done, garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Isn't this easy? Do try it and send in your feedback.
