Prawns Tomato Curry
Cooked low and slow until the masala melds into the gravy, this prawn curry carries the unmistakable warmth of Kerala spices — black pepper, curry leaves, and coconut. Pair it with steaming rice and a crisp pappadam.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 50 g Prawns
- Tomato medium size 2 — cut into small pieces
- 1/2 Of Savala
- 5 Cut Green chilly
- Turmeric powder a pinch
- Salt
- For Grinding
- 1/2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 Pod Garlic
- 2 Shallots
- For seasoning
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp Shallots
- 2 Dry red chilly
- 2 Spring Curry leaves
Preparation
Step 1
Gather all the main ingredients into bowl and add little water and bring into let it bubble for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Grind all the ingredients for grinding together into a smooth paste.
Step 3
Add this paste to tomato prawns mixture.
Step 4
Keep on stirring, do not let it to boil. Once bubble comes turn the gas off.
Step 5
Put a kadai and heat up and pour oil after 1 by one all the ingredients for garnishing add chilly powder only after the gas turn off. Then pour this mixture into the curry. The curry is now ready to serve.
Step 6
This is Curry with rice but you can have it with chappathi also.
Tip
The oil separating from the masala is your signal that the base is properly cooked. Do not add the main ingredient before you see those pools of oil on the surface.
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