Prawns In Green Chilli Curry

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Are you bored of having the same old prawn curries? Most Indian prawn recipes turn out to be red or yellow curries. If you use tomatoes and red chillies you have a red prawn curry; if you use coconut and turmeric you get a yellow one. But green chilli prawn is a recipe in its own league. This curry is green in colour and that is not very commonly seen in the Indian cuisine.

The green colour of this curry is due to many reasons. Green chilli prawns uses no red chilli powder or tomatoes. Instead plenty of green chillies are used in this prawn curry to make it spicy. Apart from that, green chilli prawns also contain pudhina and coriander chutney. These herbs contribute to the colour of green chilli prawns.

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• Medium size prawns- 20 (750 grams)
• Onions- 2 (chopped)
• Coconut- 1 cup (grated)
• Ginger- 1 inch (minced)
• Garlic pods- 10 (minced)
• Onion seeds or Kalounji- 1/2tsp
• Green chilies- 10
• Mint leaves- 1 sprig
• Coriander leaves- 2 sprigs
• Dry mango powder or amchur- 1tsp
• Garam masala- 1tsp
• Cumin powder- 1tsp
• Oil- 3tbsp
• Salt- as per taste

Procedure

1. Heat 1tbsp oil in a beep bottomed pan and add the prawns. Blanch them lightly for 3-4 minutes.
2. Now strain the blanched prawns and keep them aside.
3. Add another tablespoon oil and heat it up. Add onions to the pan.
4. Saute for about 3-4 minutes on a low flame. Then add ginger and garlic and blanch it for another 2-3 minutes. Now add grated coconut to the pan.
5. Cook for 3-4 minutes more and take it off the flame. Allow it to cool before you grind it into a thick paste.
6. Meanwhile also make a coarse paste by grinding green chillies, mint leaves and coriander leaves.
7. Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan and when it gets warm, season it with kalounji. Add the green chilli paste that you prepared and cook for 2-3 minutes on a low flame.
8. Then add the onion and coconut paste you prepared and mix it up with the green paste.
9. Add amchur, garam masala and cumin powder. Also add salt. Add 1 cup of water and the blanched prawns to the curry.
10. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes more on a low flame.

Serve green chilli prawns with steaming hot rice.