Prawn curry (with shell)

• Servings: 2
• Preparation time: 15-20 minutes.
• Frying prawn time: 10 minutes.
• Frying masala time: 8-10 minutes.
• Cooking time: 10 minutes.
• Total time: 50 minutes.

Today I am going to upload the prawn recipe with ‘shell on’; it leads to the exotic flavour. This Prawn curry rich in nutrition considered a delicacy since ancient times, it is rich source of protein too, and will surely set your taste bud.

Ingredients:

• Prawn: 200 gm
• Onion: 1 no. (Small)
• Tomato: 1 no. (Small)
• Green chilli: 1 no.
• Dry red chilli: 1 no.
• Lemon juice: 1 tablespoon
• Ginger paste: 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste: half teaspoon
• Oil: 4 table spoon
• Cumin seed: half teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
• Red chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
• Green cardamom: 1 no,
• Clove: 1 no.
• Cinnamon: 2” stick
• Fresh coriander leaves: 2 table spoon (chopped)
• Water:  1 cup

Preparation:

1. Clean and rinse the prawn, with running water (in this recipe I cooked the prawn with shells on but it is important to remove the vein).
2. Cut dorsal side of prawn by sharp knife or a scissor up to tail. You can see blackish intestine of the dorsal part of the body (vein).
3. Remove and discard the vein with your finger or tip of knife, it runs along right under the surface of back.
4. Add lemon juice. Leave it for 5-7 minutes. Again wash the prawn drain out all the water.
5. Marinate the prawn with half of the salt and garlic paste and turmeric powder, keep aside.
6. Slit green chilli and chop tomatoes into small pieces.
7. Clean and diced onion, make smooth paste by grinding, keep aside.

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan till smokes, Put marinated prawn, shallow fry the prawn ,as they starts cooking they will turn orange in colour, cook on medium low flame and cook for 2-3 minutes and change the side. Take out the prawn, keep aside.
2. Add cumin, red chilli and whole Garam masala and fry few seconds with left out oil in pan (if required add oil). Add onion paste stir fry for 2-3 minutes on medium flame (keep stirring) add chopped tomato, slit green chilli, ginger and garlic paste, and fry until golden brown (about 3 -4 minutes).
3. Add all powder masala, Cook till oil starts leaving the edges. Add a cup of water hot water (as your required quantity of gravy). Close lid.
4. When the gravy starts boiling add fried prawn, stir it well and cook for 4-5 minutes on low flame, and cook until gravy becomes to your desire consistency, add Garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves.
5. Serve with Dost Paratha, Steamed Rice or Aromatic Pulao.

Prawn curry (with shell) by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.