Goan Prawn Curry Recipe

Sea Food

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By Anwesha Barari

Thursday, November 24, 2011, 11:08

Goan Prawn curry is a dish known by its name and not just its content. This description basically means that this prawn curry recipe is famous and needs no menu card to prompt it. It is actually a basic ad easy seafood recipe popular in the Konkan belt, that is, the western coast of India. Goan Prawn curry is not made just in the tiny state of Goa but you will find variations of it being cooked in Maharashtra and Kerala too.

The specialty of this prawn curry recipe is that it makes use of coconut as the main ingredient of cooking. This is one of the few Indian seafood recipes that is not overtly spicy in spite of adding a considerable about of spices. Coconut has a down playing effect on the spiciness of this prawn curry recipe. It is always better to use freshly ground spices for this prawn curry recipe because it takes just 5 minutes extra but you can choose the powdered ones if you are pressed for time

Ingredients For Goan Prawn Curry:

1. Tiger Prawns 10 to 15 (without tail because it cooks easier in the curry)

2. Onion 1 (large and chopped finely)

3. Ginger 2 inch piece (chopped finely)

4. Coriander seeds 1 tablespoon

5. Cumin seeds 1 tablespoon

6. Red chilies 4

7. Green chilies 4

8. Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon

9. Tamarind water half cup (tamarind soaked in water overnight)

10. Coconut grated half a bowl

11. Coconut milk 1 cup

12. Oil 1 tablespoon

13. Salt as per taste

Procedure For Goan Prawn Curry:

· Heat oil in a deep pan and saute the chopped onion in it until it turns brown (about 5 minutes)

· Soak the solid spices in water for at least and hour and then drain them. Make a paste of cumin seeds, coriander seeds, red chilies, green chilies and grated coconut in the blender. Add some water or else it will be uneven.

· Add this paste to the pan and stir regularly until the oil starts floating following which add a pinch of turmeric and salt.

· Add coconut milk and tamarind water to the thick gravy to dilute it; let it come to boil.

· Just drop the cleaned prawns in to curry. Cover and cook for 6-7 minutes.

· It is customary to cook prawn curry with raw prawns but if you can"t stand the smell saute them for a minute in minimal oil.

You can garnish Goan prawn curry with curry leaves or coriander leaves and serve with rice.