Prawn can be cooked in various forms: fry, curry, added as an taste enhancer to vegetables, fried rice or as a main ingredient in prawn pulao. Prawn green curry is influenced by Goan cooking. Instead of adding just a cocum or tomato, three types of sour ingredients are added to bring out a distinct taste to the curry.
the recipe
prawns - 300 gms
ginger - 2 cm piece
onion - 1
cocum - 1 small piece
tomato - 1/2
salt - 1/4 + 3/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
ingredients for green paste
coriander - 3 plants
chillies - 3
tamarind - 1/2 tsp
ginger - 3 cm piece
garlic - 8 cloves
grated coconut - 1/2
Grind the ingredients for the green paste into a smooth and thick paste. Set aside. Marinate the prawns with 1/4 tsp salt for about 10 minutes.
In a pan, add oil and onions. Chop the 2 cm piece ginger and add to the onion. Stir till the onion starts to turn brown. Add the prawns and stir for about a minute. Add the green paste and add 1/4 cup water so that the gravy is thick. Add 3/4 tsp salt. Bring it to a boil and cook for two minutes. Serve after ten minutes with rice, chapati or naan.
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loved the colour of the gravy...
ReplyDeletethis green addition of coriander looks yummy thank you for linking
ReplyDeleteLuv the color of curry....slurp
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