Goan Prawn Fry | Easy Goan Shrimp Fry | Indian Prawn Recipes

This Goan Prawn fry is very simple and tasty fry. This recipe was given by one of my north Indian friend. She already gave this Egg Balchoa recipe.  She also said there are many variations of Goan Prawn Fry and this is one among them. Since I am a fan of Prawns, will try to get all the recipes from her and post it here. Now lets see the simple version of this 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 

Prawn Cutlets
Goan Prawn Vindaloo
Goan Shrimp Curry

Goan Prawn Fry

Preparation time: 05 min (+30 min marination)| Cook Time: 15 min | Serves: 4

Recipe Category: Snacks | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients
Prawns - 250 gms
Chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tbsp
Corn flour - 3 tbsp
Salt - as per taste

Method
1. Deveins the prawns and wash them nicely with salt. Add the chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric and salt.

2. Mix them with the vinegar and marinate them for 30 min atleast.

3. Mix them with corn flour. (I forgot to take the picture).
4. Heat oil in a tawa or pan and fry the prawns in small batches.

5. Slowly flip to the other side and fry them evenly.

6. When it is ready, serve them with lemon wedges.

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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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Prawn Biryani using coconut milk | Prawn Recipes | Biryani Recipes | Sunday Special Recipes

Prawn Biryani is my most favorite Biryani than any other Biryani I make. I love prawns to the core and have lot of prawn recipes in my blog. Even my lil ones love this biryani as it has mild spiciness since we add the coconut milk instead of water. This coconut milk prawn biryani gives more richer taste to the prawns as well as Biryani. Some of my favorite prawn recipes in my blog are 

Crispy Prawns
Eral Thokku
Andhra style prawn fry
Malabar Prawn curry
Prawn roast in kerala style
Garlic Butter Prawns

Prawn Pakora
Prawn Vindaloo

Coconut Milk Prawn Biryani

Preparation time: 35 min (including rice soaking time and cleaning of prawns) | Cook Time: 30 min | Serves: 5

Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients 

To Temper
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon stick - 1
Cardomom - 1
Bay leaf - 1
Star Anise - 2

For Biryani
Prawn - 1/2 kg
Basmathi rice - 3 cups
Onion - 2 (chopped lengthwise)
Tomato - 2
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1.5 tsp 
Green Chillies - 2 (slit into half - lengthwise)
Chilli powder - 1.5 tsp
Mint leaves - 3 tbsp (chopped nicely) 
Coriander leaves - 3 tbsp (chopped nicely)
Thick Coconut Milk - 2 cups
Water - 3 cups 
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Cashews - few (optional)
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Salt - as per taste

Method 

1. Wash and Soak the rice for 20min. Clean and devein the prawns. Wash with salt and keep it ready. In the pressure cooker or pan, add the oil and when it is hot, add the ingredients mentioned in To temper one by one and fry for a min, keeping flame in medium.

2. Add the onion and ginger garlic paste and saute, till the raw smell of ginger goes off. Add the tomato and saute it. 

3. Add the green chilli, coriander leaves, mint leaves, and saute for a min. Then add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and the Biryani masala.

4. Add in the curd/yogurt now. Let the masala leaves out oil. Now add the washed prawns.

5. Let the prawns gets coated with masala well. When the prawns starts leaving out water, add in the coconut milk and water.

6. When the water starts to boil, add the soaked rice and close the cooker lid. Cook in low flame.

7. Exactly after 10 min, open the lid. Now add the ghee and slightly mix without breaking the rice. Close the lid again for another 5 more minutes.

8. Serve the hot hot coconut milk biryani with mutton masala.

Yummy Coconut Milk Prawn Biryani is ready.

Notes:
1. This whole biryani, can be made with coconut milk, but as the coconut milk has more cholesterol, I reduced the milk.
2. Spiciness can be adjusted according to the your spice level.

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Prawn Vindaloo | Goan Shrimp Vindaloo | Sunday Special Recipes | Prawn Recipes

Prawn Vindaloo is a Goan dish and it has gone into my favorite list immediately when I tasted it. This is the first time i am trying out this recipe and came out so so good. All my family members loved this recipe so much. I am not sure, whether the traditional recipe has sugar in it, but I added it in order to reduce the spiciness. I got the recipe from here, but modified slightly according to our taste.

You can check some other tasty prawn recipes below

Crispy Prawns
Eral Thokku
Andhra style prawn fry
Malabar Prawn curry
Prawn roast in kerala style
Garlic Butter Prawns

Prawn Pakora

Prawn Vindaloo

Preparation time: 05 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Serves: 3

Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients 

Prawns - 20nos
Onion - 2 finely chopped
Tomato - 1
Vinegar - 2 tbsp
Red chillies - 5 to 6
Black pepper corns - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon stick - 1 inch (crushed)
Cloves - 5 to 6
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 springs
Sugar - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/5 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method 

1. Clean the prawns with salt and keep ready. Take all the spices and curry leaves mentioned in the ingredients. 

2. Slightly fry them, adding little oil.

3. Transfer the content to the food processor or mixer. Add the vinegar.

4. Grind to a smooth paste.

5. Add the onions.

6. Again grind to a smooth paste.

7. In a wok or kadai, add the oil. Add the mustard seeds. When it splutters, add the cumin, curry leaves and onion. Fry onions till translucent.

8. Add the chopped tomatoes.

9. Let them cook nicely. After that, add the ground paste.

10. Add the salt and turmeric powder.

11. Add the prawns. Let the prawns cook nicely.

12. Prawn leaves out water. Cook till all water evaporates and oil starts oozing out from the gravy. Add sugar finally. Cook for a min and switch off the stove.

13. Yummy and tasty Prawn Vindaloo is ready.

Yummy Prawn Vindaloo is ready 

Notes:
1. We can add the potato along with this dish.
2. You can add a tbsp of ghee while roasting the spices. It adds more flavor

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