Kerala Prawn Curry Recipe | Nadan Chemmeen Curry | Iral Thengapal Kuzhambu with step by step pictures. Prawn is one of the most loved sea food .It is easy to cook and can be cooked in few minutes. However kerala style prawn curry has always been the top among all the styles of cooking. Prawn cooked in coconut oil along with coconut milk is just yumm and a lip smacking curry. Now let’s see how to prepare this curry.
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Kerala Prawn Curry
2. Next add green chilli and onion cook till they turn translucent and then add tomato and cook till they turn mushy and leaves oil.
3. Now add in all the spice powders one by one and mix well cook for a min and then add in the prawn.
4. The prawn will leave water and start cooking after 5 mins add in the coconut milk, mix well and continue cooking in a low flame. In another 5 mins the prawns would be cooked and the curry would be done.
Kerala Prawn Curry | Nadan Chemmeen Curry | Iral Thengapal Kuzhambu
Ingredients
- Prawn – 250 gms / ¼ kg
- Onion – 1 big
- Tomato – 2
- Green Chilli – 2
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp
- Garam Masala – 1 tsp
- Salt as needed
- Pepper powder – ½ tsp
- Coconut Milk -1 cup
- Coriander leaves to garnish
To Temper:
- Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
- Curry Leaves a spring
- Crushed ginger – 1 tsp
- Crushed garlic – 1 tsp
Instructions
- In a kadai/pan add in oil once it heats up add mustard seeds let it splutter then add curry leaves, crushed ginger and crushed garlic. Saute till the raw smell leaves.
- Next add green chilli and onion cook till they turn translucent and then add tomato and cook till they turn mushy and leaves oil.
- Now add in all the spice powders one by one and mix well cook for a min and then add in the prawn.
- The prawn will leave water and start cooking after 5 mins add in the coconut milk, mix well and continue cooking in a low flame. In another 5 mins the prawns would be cooked and the curry would be done.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the stove. Tasty Kerala Style Prawn Curry is now ready.
Notes
- Goes very well with Rice,Idli or Dosa.
- The prawn gets cooked very fast so keep a check on that.
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