Here is an easy and quick Prawn curry recipe for all the seafood lovers. This recipe goes with a steamed rice and with chapatis, phulkas and naan.
I have used easily available ingredients here. However the yellow mustard seeds is the key ingredient in my style of this prawns curry.
I have used frozen prawns. Any brand would do.
Prawns / Shrimp
For Marination :
(1) Prawns / Shrimp : 150 gms / 35 pieces
(2) Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tablespoon
(3) Turmeric / Haldi powder – 1/4 teaspoon
(4) Kashmiri Red Chilli powder – 3/4 teaspoon (Depending on the spicy taste required)
(5) Pepper powder – 2 pinch
(6) Salt as required
(7) Cooking Oil to fry
Here are the pictures of ingredients used.
Prawns / Shrimp pack
All ingredients set aside for the preparation of Prawns curry
For Gravy :
(1) 2 medium sized Onions, finely chopped
(2) 1 large Tomato, finely chopped
(3) Yellow Mustard seeds – 3 teaspoons
(4) 8-10 garlic buds, finely chopped
(5) 1 inch sized ginger, finely chopped
(6) Coriander / Dhaniya powder – 1 teaspoon
(7) Cumin / Jeera powder – 1 teaspoon
(8) Turmeric / Haldi powder – 1/2 teaspoon
(9) Kashmiri Red Chilli powder – 3/4 teaspoon
(10) Coriander leaves, finely chopped
(11) Salt as required
(12) Oil for cooking
(13) 2 Tej patta / Bay leaves
All ingredients set aside for the preparation of Prawns curry
Course : Main Cuisine : Indian Serves : 2 persons Time required : 5 minutes for preparation and 55 minutes for cooking = 1 hour
METHOD :
(1) Keep aside the frozen prawns or thaw it in a mircrowave for
2 -3 minutes.
Frozen Prawns
Prawns after thawing
Add all the marination ingredients to the cleaned Prawns and mix well.
After mixing……
Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
(2) Heat oil in a pan to fry the Prawns. Then add marinated prawns. Saute until the Prawns is fried. Prawns will release some water. Cook it on a medium flame. Let it cook for 6-8 minutes till they are cooked, turns red and curls.
(3) Turn off the gas stove and remove the Prawns from the pan and keep aside.
Fried Prawns / Shrimp
(4) Now heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a kadhai / wok.
(5) Add chopped garlic.
Chopped Garlic added to warm oil
(6) After few seconds, add chopped ginger too.
Chopped Ginger added
(7) Saute till the garlic turns golden colour and the raw smell of the ginger goes away.
Garlic and Ginger after sauteing
(8) Add finely chopped Onions and mix well. Saute till they turn golden in colour.
Onions after sauteing
(9) Add finely chopped Tomato and sauté till they are cooked and turn mushy.
Chopped Tomatoes added
Onions Tomatoes after sauteing
(10) Turn off the gas flame and allow it to cool.
(11) Put the sautéed Onion Tomato mixture into the grinding jar of a mixer grinder. Add 3 teaspoon of mustard seeds and grind the mixture till you get a smooth paste.
Onions and Tomato with yellow mustard seeds added in the grinding jar
(12) Take 4 table spoons of oil in a wok / kadhai.
(13) Add 2 Tej patta / Bay leaves.
Bay leaves / Tej patta added to warm oil
(14) Then add the Onion Tomato Mustard seeds paste to the warm oil.
Onions Tomato and Yellow mustard seeds paste added to warm oil
Mix well.
(15) Add 1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric powder, 3/4 teaspoon of Kashmiri Red Chilli powder, 1 teaspoon of Cumin powder and 1 teaspoon of Coriander powder to the gravy.
Basic dry Indian spices added to the gravy
Mix well.
(16) Add 450 ml of water to the gravy. Mix well. (17) Add salt to taste. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Add little less salt as we have already added salt in the marinated prawns too.
Water and Salt added to the gravy
(18) Add the fried prawns now.
(19) Mix well and simmer for 15 minutes on a low flame.
Adjust the thickness of the gravy by adding water.
(20) Turn off the gas flame. The Prawns curry is ready.
(21) Add chopped Coriander leaves and mix well.
Chopped Coriander leaves added to the Prawns curry
(22) Transfer the curry to a serving bowl. Garnish with Coriander leaves.
Just serve this with steamed rice or with chapatis and you will have a truly satisfying meal.
