How to Make Prawn/Shrimp Curry

Experience the '''Prawn/Shrimp Curry''' recipe and enjoy the dinner meal.

Ingredients:-

Prawn - 500 gms
Shallots/ Chiriyaulli - 1/2 cup 
Tomato- 3 medium size
Ginger garlic past- 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric pdr- 1/8 tsp
salt as required
Oil - 3 tbl sp
Finely cut Coriander leaves few

Grind together:-

Fennel seeds - 1tsp
Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp
Rice - 1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds- 1 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 1 string
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Red chill pdr. - 1 tsp according to taste

Remove the prawn shells:- First pull of the head. Then rinse the prawn in water. Remove the shell from middle part of the prawn. Hold the expose top end and pull the tail to remove rest of the shell. Then use a sharp knife to make a shallow slit down the middle of the curve back and pull out the dark colored vein.  You can use your finger or cocktail stick to do this.

             

wash prawn and drain water completely. Add salt, turmeric prd. a pinch of red chilli pdr, mix well and keep aside.

Method:-

Heat little oil in a pan.  Add  the ingredients except red chilli mention under grind together and roast it till they release nice smell . Turn off the flame and add the red chilli pdr. The heat in the pan is sufficient for red chilli pdr. At the same time make sure not to burn it.

Allow it to cool and blend it to make a fine paste 

                         

 Grind tomatoes to make a puree. Chopped shallots keep aside.

                         

Heat oil in a in the same pan which we used for roasting. Add onion. Fry till onion become light brown. Stir frequently to stop the onion burning

Add  ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes off

Add tomato puree and cook till oil is separated.

Now add ground masala, salt, turmeric pdr. and  little water. cook for 10 to 15 min. in low flame.

Now add prawn mix gently. cook for few min  (Don't over cook prawn will become very hard). Adjust the salt, spicy and water quantity as per your taste.

                            

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. 
Now tasty prawn curry is ready to sever with steamed rice or roti or chappati