Prawns Curry South Indian Style, Prawns Curry with Coconut Recipe

Another version of  Prawns Curry South Indian Style. This Prawns Curry South Indian Style tastes awesome and the taste will linger in your memories forever once you taste them. Prawns Curry South Indian Style has loads of coconut and Indian spices which gives an awesome taste to this curry. It’s a must try so do try Prawns Curry South Indian Style.

Prawns are my favorite since childhood. I have eaten more than 100 version of prawns thanks to my mom. Coastal food have big fan following. Prawns is one of the most tempting coastal food across the world. You could use lobsters, prawns, shrimps for this Prawns Curry South Indian Style. Any size of prawns is good however medium sized prawns goes well with this kind of curry.

The main flavor of south Indian food are mustard seed, red chilies, curry leaves and coconut. Coconut is found in abundance in south Indian region. So coconut is used in almost all of their dishes. Coconut is a part of their life. Lucky are people from south who are blessed with coconuts. I am in love with coconut water and coconut milk. Its yummy + great for health.

Anyways coming back to our Prawns Curry South Indian Style. Prawns gives a unique flavor to food. My mom had bought fresh prawns so we came up with Prawns Curry South Indian Style. As usually we make prawns in Goan style so we decided to make in South Indian style. To be honest the aroma of this curry will give you hunger cravings. This Prawns Curry South Indian Style tastes heavenly with steamed rice. I am sure you gonna love them!

Let’s make step by step South Indian Style Prawns Curry:

1. Wash the prawns and remove the spine of prawns with the help of knife. Sprinkle some salt on the cleaned prawns and keep them aside.

2. Take a pan and roast pepper corn, coriander seeds, kashmiri chilies,cumin seeds on low flame for 3 to 4 mins.

3. Combine the roasted spice along with one chopped onion, garlic cloves, fresh grated coconut. Grind them into a processor until thick paste is formed. Don’t add water.

4. Chop tomatoes, onion and coriander leaves.

5. Take a big wok or vessel add oil. Keep the gas flame on medium mode. Once oil is hot add mustard seeds.

6. Once they crackling add chopped onion, 10 to 12 curry leaves. Saute them for about 3 to 4 mins on low flame until onion color changes to soft brown.

7. Now add prawns to it. Let this  cook for 2 mins.

8. Add ginger-garlic paste along with our thick coconut masala. Stir all of them for a minute. It’s time to add tomatoes with few coriander leaves.

9. Add little water if required. Ideally this curry is thick and not thin. So make it as per the consistency required. For seasoning add salt to it. Sprinkle the rest of curry leaves in the curry now. Cook the curry for about 10 mins Or until prawns cook.

10. Your Prawns Curry South Indian Style is ready. Serve hot with steamed rice or pav. Garnish the curry with few coriander and curry leaves.

If you are fond of fish then do check Goan prawns curry, dry shrimp curry, clams dry recipe, mandeli fish fry, goan fish curry, goan prawn curry, mince potato chops, goan shark fry, green crab curry and goan piri piri sauce.

Prawns Curry South Indian Style recipe below:

Prawns Curry South Indian Style

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Prawns Curry South Indian Style has loads of coconut and Indian spices which gives an awesome taste to this curry.

Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com

Recipe type: Main, Seafood

Cuisine: Indian, South Indian

Serves: 6

Ingredients (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)

• 30 Medium Sized Prawns
• 25 Pepper corn
• 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
• ½ Fresh Coconut Grated
• 10 to 12 Garlic cloves
• 5 Kashmiri Red Chilies
• 2 Onion (1 onion for paste the other onion for tadka)
• 1 Tomato
• Few Coriander leaves
• 25 to 30 Curry leaves
• 2 tbsp Mustard Seeds
• 4 tbsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• Salt as per taste

Instructions

1. Medium Sized Prawns
2. Pepper corn
3. tbsp Cumin seeds
4. tbsp Coriander seeds
5. /2 Fresh Coconut Grated
6. to 12 Garlic cloves
7. Kashmiri Red Chilies
8. Onion (1 onion for paste the other onion for tadka)
9. Tomato
10. Few Coriander leaves
11. to 30 Curry leaves
12. tbsp Mustard Seeds
13. tbsp Oil
14. tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
15. Salt as per taste

Notes

1. Adding curry leaves later in the curry gives a great flavor to this curry.
2. You could make similar curry with meat, chicken or any other fish.
3. Always remove the black thread from the spine of prawns. Otherwise it will give you digestion problems.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 6 to 7 people

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Tagged as: Fish Recipes, Spicy and Namkeen