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    Prawn Curry Recipe | Prawn Masala Recipe

    Last Updated On: Nov 25, 2024 by Sharmilee J

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    Prawn Curry is am aromatic and flavorful gravy made by cooking prawns with onion, tomato, coconut, herbs and spices. Prawn Curry is an excellent choice of sea food for lunch meal and a good accompaniment with rice, roti, paratha, idli and dosa. Learn to make Prawn Curry with step by step pictures.

    prawn curry served with rice

    Prawn Curry is one of the regular dish we make whenever we get prawns. But we don’t get prawns often so this time I made sure to click and post it. I realized I can cook non-veg if someone cleans and gives me. This time I made the prawns curry getting the instructions from amma.

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    • About Prawn Curry
    • Prawn Curry Ingredients
    • How to make Prawn Curry Step by Step
    • Expert Tips
    • Serving and Storage
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    About Prawn Curry

    Prawn Curry or Prawn Masala is made using prawns with onion, tomato, coconut, herbs and spices. It is mandatory to clean prawns by veining first then rinsing it well and cooking it later.

    If you are a seafood lover then this prawn curry is just for you. This is so tasty and goes well with rice, roti, idli and dosa. Do try this easy and simple prawn curry or prawn masala and enjoy!

    prawn curry served with rice

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    Prawn Curry Ingredients

    • Prawn – Choose medium sized prawns that is fresh.
    • Onion, garlic – Small onion and garlic are sauted.
    • Tomato puree – Fresh tomatoes are grind to make tomato puree and added.
    • Whole spices – Cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf is used for tempering.
    • Masala pasta – A special masala is made using coconut and fennel seeds.
    • Spice powders – Turmeric powder, Red chili powder, Coriander powder and Garam masala powders are added.
    • Ginger garlic paste – Ginger garlic paste is added for flavor.
    • Coriander leaves – Coriander leaves is added for garnish, adds great flavor.

    How to make Prawn Curry Step by Step

    1.Clean prawns first(deveining), wash it then mix turmeric powder, salt and red chili powder and set aside. Grind coconut along with fennel seeds with little water to a fine paste, Keep aside.

    prawn curry step1

    2.Heat oil in a kadai – add the items under ‘to temper’ then add onions and garlic fry until it turns slightly golden. Then add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute. Now add tomato puree along with spice powders and cook till raw smell leaves. Then add marinated prawns.

    prawn curry step2

    2.Saute until prawns starts shrinking say 3mins. Prawn lets out water so check that and then add 1/4 water and keep closed. Cook until prawns is soft and cooked fully. Once the prawns turn soft, add required salt.

    prawn curry step3

    3.Now add the coconut paste and allow it to boil and get cooked until oil separates and the curry becomes saucy. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and switch it off.

    prawn curry step4

    Serve hot with rice or rotis as per your choice!

    prawn curry served with rice

    Expert Tips

    • The curry consistency is purely our preference – if you want more gravy kind switch it off accordingly else cook for some time to make it masala.
    • Clean prawns and wash it thoroughly before you cook
    • This curry goes well with roti or even rice.

    Serving and Storage

    Prawn Curry can be served with rice, roti etc. This curry keeps well in fridge for 2 days, reheat and serve it.

    prawn curry served with rice

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    Prawn Curry Recipe | Prawn Masala Recipe

    Prawn Curry is am aromatic and flavorful gravy made by cooking prawns with onion, tomato, coconut, herbs and spices. Prawn Curry is an excellent choice of sea food for lunch meal and a good accompaniment with rice, roti, paratha, idli and dosa. Learn to make Prawn Curry with step by step pictures.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time35 minutes mins
    Servings2
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 300 grams prawn
    • 1/4 cup small onion
    • 6 cloves garlic
    • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
    • 1 cup tomato puree
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • 2 teaspoon coriander powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
    • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
    • salt to taste

    To temper:

    • 1 tablespoom oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 2 cloves
    • 1 bay leaf
    • few curry leaves

    To grind to a paste:

    • 1/4 cup coconut
    • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

    Instructions

    • Clean prawns first(deveining), wash it then mix turmeric powder, salt and red chilli powder and set aside. Grind coconut along with fennel seeds with little water to a fine paste, Keep aside.
    • Heat oil in a kadai – add the items under ‘to temper’ then add onions and garlic fry until it turns slightly golden. Then add ginger garlic paste, fry for a minute. Now add tomato puree along with spice powders and cook till raw smell leaves. Then add marinated prawns.
    • Saute until prawns starts shrinking say 3mins. Prawn lets out water so check that and then add 1/4 water and keep closed. Cook until prawns is soft and cooked fully. Once the prawns turn soft, add required salt.
    • Now add the coconut paste and allow it to boil and get cooked until oil separates and the curry becomes saucy. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and switch it off
    • Serve hot with rice or rotis as per your choice!

    Notes

    • The curry consistency is purely our preference – if you want more gravy kind switch it off accordingly else cook for some time to make it masala.
    • Clean prawns and wash it thoroughly before you cook
    • This curry goes well with rotis or even rice.
    Nutrition Facts
    Prawn Curry Recipe | Prawn Masala Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (75 g)
    Calories 260 Calories from Fat 81
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 9g14%
    Saturated Fat 4g25%
    Trans Fat 0.02g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 3g
    Cholesterol 190mg63%
    Sodium 1169mg51%
    Potassium 1037mg30%
    Carbohydrates 20g7%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 8g9%
    Protein 28g56%
    Vitamin A 1174IU23%
    Vitamin C 118mg143%
    Calcium 169mg17%
    Iron 4mg22%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Sangeetha Nambi

      April 09, 2012 at 4:58 am

      Tempting !

      Reply
    2. Aarthi

      April 09, 2012 at 5:00 am

      yummy prawn curry..love it

      Reply
    3. Anonymous

      April 09, 2012 at 5:10 am

      Lovely presentation.Thanks.

      Reply
    4. Priti

      April 09, 2012 at 5:59 am

      I make in little diff way and ya me too like to cook nonveg if some one cleans n give to me 🙂

      Reply
    5. Priya dharshini

      April 09, 2012 at 6:39 am

      luv this curry,we make it often..Rasam sadam and this curry is addictive 🙂

      Reply
    6. priya ravi

      April 09, 2012 at 6:51 am

      nice prawn curry.. so tempting

      Reply
    7. Shobha

      April 09, 2012 at 7:01 am

      Yummy curry.. I love this kind of preparation with coconut.

      Reply
    8. dassana

      April 09, 2012 at 7:21 am

      your all prawn curry pics reminded me the way my mom would make prawn curry. sometimes i would help her in cleaning the prawns.

      Reply
    9. Kitchen Flavours

      April 09, 2012 at 7:27 am

      I too make in a much similar way but never added fennel…might have given an aromatic flavour to the recipe…love to try this…looks yum….great going in p365…

      Reply
    10. An Open Book

      April 09, 2012 at 10:46 am

      im drooling…yummmm

      Reply
    11. Ramya Bala

      April 09, 2012 at 11:18 am

      enaku shrimps na oru weakness 😉 semaya tempted now 😉 i have two recipes in my draft 🙂 and have a pack of shrimp in the freezer( it will be finished off today) 😉

      Reply
    12. Priyanka

      April 09, 2012 at 12:57 pm

      Great recipe and stunning pics.

      Reply
    13. Suja Manoj

      April 09, 2012 at 2:42 pm

      Yummy prawns dear..tempting

      Reply
    14. Priya

      April 09, 2012 at 3:06 pm

      Would love to have this prawn curry with some rice..

      Reply
    15. Cilantro

      April 09, 2012 at 4:04 pm

      I love the dry prawn curry versus the gravy. Looks delicious!

      Reply
    16. Sobha Shyam

      April 09, 2012 at 8:35 pm

      flavourful and delicious prawn curry 🙂

      Reply
    17. Sumi

      April 10, 2012 at 1:16 am

      Looks a lot different from what I make. A must try recipe 🙂

      Reply
    18. Tina

      April 10, 2012 at 8:13 am

      perfect nd delicious…

      Reply
    19. notyet100

      April 10, 2012 at 8:26 am

      Curry looksyum,..it's been so lo.ng since I had prawns curry…

      Reply
    20. Spandana

      April 10, 2012 at 3:27 pm

      Looks very delicious!!! Sea food is our fav and this is for sure very tempting!!

      Reply
    21. San

      April 12, 2012 at 2:50 am

      My favorite dish of all times is prawn curry. I do it the same way except for the tempering part with bay leaves sharmi. Nice pics.

      Reply
    22. hema

      August 28, 2012 at 5:28 am

      May i use chopped tomato instead of tomato puree. Which is best? Suggest me pls. Thanks Sharmi akka.

      Reply
    23. Sharmilee! :)

      August 28, 2012 at 5:32 am

      @Hema : Yes yes you can very well add chopped tomatoes, saute till raw smell leaves and it shrinks…please go ahead 🙂

      Reply
    24. Anji

      October 14, 2012 at 4:29 am

      Nice recipe.I will try it today only.thanks for this tempting recipe.

      Reply
    25. vikash

      November 29, 2012 at 5:50 pm

      tried it for first time……..was really awesome…everybody in family liked it.

      Reply
    26. keneth joshua

      December 26, 2012 at 6:19 pm

      I lik dis curry, its realy delicious……

      Reply
    27. padma n

      May 15, 2013 at 3:07 pm

      sharmi…………i just love all ur recipes.n guess wat i have completely impressed my hubby with all ur dishes.thank u sharmi.my hubby is my fan n i'm ur fan.

      Reply
    28. saveesna pricella

      July 20, 2013 at 4:57 am

      I tried this yesterday. It was OMG tasty 😀 I felt so proud of myself 😀

      Reply
    29. Shankar Ram

      October 17, 2013 at 11:01 am

      Its simply awesome site for all kind of food. Im trying it one by one as you showed in the pictures. it is really tooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooood. 🙂

      Reply
    30. Bindurekha.. a line of dots, a verse

      October 20, 2013 at 6:09 am

      We made this last Sunday and it was a hit and again today again there is demand from the family to make it again! Thanks so much!

      Reply
    31. Eashak Ali

      June 18, 2014 at 6:51 pm

      i cooked tonight, masha allah very nice.

      Reply
    32. Janani Rathin

      July 27, 2014 at 8:09 pm

      Sharmi i did prawn gravy today..itsvery nice..am doin all gravies from ur blog..all came out very well..am ur big fan…..thank u sharmi……

      Reply
    33. Jeb

      April 20, 2015 at 4:34 pm

      It came out gud..thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
    34. Unknown

      September 29, 2015 at 2:14 am

      Sis is it ok if never add coconut milk or any other replacement?

      Reply
      • SHARMILEE J

        September 29, 2015 at 2:16 am

        I have not used coconut milk here, just used fresh coconut.If you don't have coconut then you can skip it but the gravy will be little runny

        Reply
    35. Unknown

      January 06, 2016 at 12:10 am

      Hi i tried this recipe with the exact amount and time but I think cooking this long overcooked the prawn. Made prawn rubbery. The gravey was great though. Thank you.

      Reply
    36. Jyoti Punjabi

      March 21, 2016 at 9:03 am

      Hi
      I will definitely try this recipe this weekend.Can I replace fresh coconut with dry shredded coconut flakes..Please advise.Thanks!

      Reply
    37. Rupa

      July 25, 2017 at 9:37 am

      Yummy prawn gravy akka. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
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