Prawn Coconut Curry | Coconut Shrimp Curry | Indian Prawn Recipes

Prawn Coconut Curry or Coconut Shrimp Curry forms a great side dish for any Indian flat breads or any Biryani varieties where you need a spicy side dish. This can be either made spicy or mild spiciness by increasing or decreasing the amount of chilli powder. In both the ways, it tastes great. Last Sunday I prepared this Prawn Coconut Curry as the side dish for the Chicken Biryani along with the Goan Prawn Fry. 

You can view the various prawn recipes here. Some popular Prawn recipes you can check below

Malabar Prawn Curry

Kerala Style Prawn Roast

Andhra Style Prawn Fry

Butter Garlic Prawns

Prawn Gravy

Prawn pepper masala 

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Prawn Coconut Curry

Preparation time: 20 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Serves: 5

Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients

I. For Marination

Prawn - 500gms

Chilli powder - 1.5 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/5 tsp

Salt - 1/5 tsp

Ginger garlic - 2 tsp

Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp

II. To Grind

Grated coconut

Green chilli - 1 

Fennel seeds - 1/5 tsp

Poppy seeds - 1/4 tsp

III. To dry fry and make powder

Cinnamon stick - 1 stick

Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

Bay leaf - 1 crushed

Cloves- few ( 5 to 6 )

Cardamom - 1

Cumin - 1/5 tsp 

IV. For gravy

Onion - 2 medium sized (chopped finely)

Tomato - 2 medium sized (chopped finely)

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Chilli powder- 1.5 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/5 tsp

Cumin powder- 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp (optional)

Salt - as per taste 

Oil - 2 tbsp

Method

1. Marinate the prawns with the ingredients in I. 

2. Let it rest for 30 min atleast.(1 hr is best)

3. Grind the ingredients mentioned in II and keep it ready. 

4. Dry fry the ingredients mentioned in III till nice aroma comes.( around 2 to 3 min). Switch off the stove else it becomes black).

5. Grind to a powder form and keep it ready. 

6. In a kadai/pan, add oil and when hot add the onion, curry leaves Ginger garlic paste and sauté till onion becomes soft. 

7. Add tomato and cook until soft. 

8. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt. 

9. Add the marinated prawns. Prawns leaves out water and Let them cook with that water itself.

10.  Add the freshly ground powder. 

11. Let it cook for 3 to 4 min. 

12. Add the coconut chilli paste. Mix them.

13. Add the garam masala and cook for another 3 to 4 min.

14. Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.

15. Prawn Coconut Curry is Ready. 

Yummy prawn coconut curry is ready to be served. 

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