A must try recipe for all seafood lovers like me!! The ingredients which go into the making of this Spicy Prawn Curry Recipe Indian Style are easily available in your kitchen. And most importantly, there is no need of making any advance preparation and will be done under 30 minutes.
This Spicy Prawn Curry Recipe Indian Style is a quick sea food curry recipe. Prawns are cooked in onions, ginger garlic paste and garam masala powder resulting in a very delicious curry! For this recipe, I do not use tomato or coconut.
I love prawn/shrimp for its versatility, sweetness and speed of preparation. It’s one of the quickest cooking proteins we can think of. But just because prawns cooks quickly, doesn’t mean you can’t screw it up.
The best prawn/shrimp are mildly buttery with the firmness of tofu, and a tiny hint of sweetness with a subtle Oceany flavour. But they’re incredibly mild and they always require some salt. They can stand up to quite a bit of seasoning, added masalas and really blend well with flavours.
Here is a general rule while cooking prawns/shrimp- straight shrimp are undercooked, shrimp that have just curled into a C-shape are perfectly cooked and shrimp that have twisted into an O-shape are overcooked. Overcooked prawns/shrimp are rubbery. It should not be chewy like gum. It should be firm yet soft and tender.
Let’s get started with Spicy Prawn Curry Recipe Indian Style!!
Step-by-Step process to make Spicy Prawn Curry Recipe Indian Style:
- Take cleaned prawns in a bowl and add all the marination ingredients under the section “For marination”.
- Mix well and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, chop onion and green chillies.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onions and green chillies. Sauté till translucent.
- Now add the ginger-garlic paste and curry leaves.
- Also add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the marinated prawns, required salt and mix well. Remember the salt added for marination, so adjust accordingly.
- Cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Now add 1/2 cup of water and cook further covered for 5-7 minutes on medium heat. You can cook till it’s completely dry or with a little gravy. Consistency is purely your choice.
- Finally add garam masala powder and mix well.
- Turn off heat and garnish with chopped coriander.
- Serve hot with hot white rice, chapatis/rotis or Puri.
- Our favourite combination is with Rice and Tomato Dal or Pappu Charu. Occasionally, for a special Sunday brunch, we have it with Puri.
A Quick Summary:
Spicy Prawn Curry Recipe Indian Style | Quick Shrimp Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- For Marination:
- 300 grams Prawns shelled, de-veined and cleaned
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- Salt to taste
- For gravy:
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 1 Large Onion finely chopped
- 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Ginger Paste
- A sprig of Curry leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 Tablespoon Coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Take cleaned prawns in a bowl and marinate with ingredients under the section "For marination". Mix well and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onions and green chillies. Sauté till translucent.
- Now add the ginger-garlic paste and curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and mix well. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the marinated prawns, required salt and mix well.
- Cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Now add 1/2 cup of water and cook further covered for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.
- Finally add garam masala powder, mix well. and turn off heat.
- Garnish with coriander.serve hot with hot white rice, chapatis/rotis or any flat bread.
My Notes:
- Adjust spice levels to suit your taste.
- You can also use shrimps or Jumbo prawns for this recipe.
- Do not overcook prawns.
- I have used frozen prawns, so it was quick. If you are lucky to get fresh prawns, please do use them fresh. But frozen ones are equally good.
Do check out other Seafood Recipes and Non Vegetarian Recipes from blog!!
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Cheers!!
Padma.
