Malabar Prawn Curry | Shrimp Curry | Prawn Recipes

Akila — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:55:00 +0000

Malabar prawn curry recipe is made up of the juicy prawns, blended with coconut masala and cooked in coconut oil, gives a very rice and unique taste.

Malabar prawn curry recipe with step by step pictures for your easy understanding and learning.

How to make Malabar Prawn Curry

Malabar Prawn Curry is my kids favorite curry. It tastes great with steamed rice or with idlis or Aappam or even with chappathi or roti. It can be made as a spicy one or with mild spiciness. I made with less spicy as I need to feed my daughter. I took the recipe from here. If you want to look for some tangy and spicy prawn dish you can have a look on prawn thokku or prawn gravy. For spicy dry version prawn dishes look on to Andhra style prawn fry or chemmeen roast. Let’s check on Malabar Prawn Curry and it’s preparation.

Step by step instructions of the Malabar chemeen curry

Ingredients

Prawns – 250 gms (cleaned and deveined)
Mustard – a pinch
Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp
Onion – 2 chopped finely
Tomato – 2 chopped finely
Curry leaves – 12 to 15
Green chilli – 1 chopped finely
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1.5 tsp
Turmeric – 1/5 tsp
Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
Thick coconut milk – 1/2 cup
Thin coconut milk – 2 cups
Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp
Salt – as per taste

Method

1. Clean the prawns and wash with salt. In a pan add coconut oil. Keep the flame in medium. When it is hot add the mustard. When it splutters add the Urud dal.

2. Add the curry leaves now. Fry for 30 sec. Add the chopped onion.

3. When the onion is translucent, Add the ginger garlic paste and green chilli and fry till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes off. Add the tomatoes and sauté them well till it becomes mushy.

4. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric and salt. Allow to cook for 1 min. Now add the prawns and mix it well with the masalas.

5. Do not add any water as the Prawns leave out water. When they leave out water add the thin coconut milk and cook for 5 min.

6. Prawns would be half cooked by this time. Allow the prawns to cook for another 5 min and add the thick coconut milk.

7. After adding thick coconut milk, do not cook more. When it just starts boiling switch off the stove.

8. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Easy and tasty Malabar Prawn Curry is ready.

Recipe for Malabar Prawn Curry

Malabar Prawn Curry | How to make Malabar Shrimp Curry

Malabar Prawn Curry is my kids favorite curry. It tastes great with steamed rice or with idlis or Aappam or even with chappathi or roti. It can be made as a spicy one or with mild spiciness. I made with less spicy as I need to feed my daughter. I took the recipe from here. If you want to look for some tangy and spicy prawn dish you can have a look on prawn thokku or prawn gravy.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian, Kerala cuisine

Keyword malabar chemmeen curry, malabar prawn curry, malabar shrimp curry

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings 5

Calories 500kcal

Author Akila

Ingredients

Prawns – 250 gms cleaned and deveined
Mustard – a pinch
Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp
Onion – 2 chopped finely
Tomato – 2 chopped finely
Curry leaves – 12 to 15
Green chilli – 1 chopped finely
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1.5 tsp
Turmeric – 1/5 tsp
Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
Thick coconut milk – 1/2 cup
Thin coconut milk – 2 cups
Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp
Salt – as per taste

Instructions

Clean the prawns and wash with salt. In a pan add coconut oil. Keep the flame in medium. When it is hot add the mustard. When it splutters add the Urud dal.
Add the curry leaves now. Fry for 30 sec. Add the chopped onion.
When the onion is translucent, Add the ginger garlic paste and green chilli and fry till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes off. Add the tomatoes and sauté them well till it becomes mushy.
Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric and salt. Allow to cook for 1 min. Now add the prawns and mix it well with the masalas.
Do not add any water as the Prawns leave out water. When they leave out water add the thin coconut milk and cook for 5 min.
Prawns would be half cooked by this time. Allow the prawns to cook for another 5 min and add the thick coconut milk.
After adding thick coconut milk, do not cook more. When it just starts boiling switch off the stove.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

*post first published June 5th 2014. Updated with recipe.

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