Name: Goan Prawn Curry recipe by Moumita Malla at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Prawns (Medium sized) - 500 grams (washed and cleaned); Oil - 1/4 cup; Curry leaves - 5; Coconut milk - 2 cup; Onion-1 (chopped ); Kokum - 2 flakes (special ingredient of Goan cuisine, if you do not find it, then use tamarind pulp - 2 tablespoon); Salt to taste; Turmeric - 1 teaspoon; Vinegar - 1 teaspoon; Ingredients for ground masala; Garlic - 5 cloves; Ginger - one inch piece; Cloves - 4; Coriander seeds - 1 teaspoon; Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon; Kashmiri red chillies - 4; Coconut - 1/2 cup grated

ABOUT Goan Prawn Curry RECIPE

It is a popular dish of Goa, here prawns are cooked in coconut milk and other spices. The delicious Goan curry tastes great with steamed rice.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Prawns (Medium sized) - 500 grams (washed and cleaned)
Oil - 1/4 cup
Curry leaves - 5
Coconut milk - 2 cup
Onion-1 (chopped )
Kokum - 2 flakes (special ingredient of Goan cuisine, if you do not find it, then use tamarind pulp - 2 tablespoon)
Salt to taste
Turmeric - 1 teaspoon
Vinegar - 1 teaspoon
Ingredients for ground masala
Garlic - 5 cloves
Ginger - one inch piece
Cloves - 4
Coriander seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Kashmiri red chillies - 4
Coconut - 1/2 cup grated

Instructions

Marinate prawns with salt, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and vinegar.
Combine all the ingredients of ground masala and make a paste using little bit of water.
Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves and chopped onion, fry until light brown.
Add ground masala and fry, add vinegar, tamarind or kokum .Add salt and turmeric powder.
Cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame until the prawns are done.
Add coconut milk, bring it to boil. When it starts boiling, simmer it for 2 minutes.
Add skin of kokum to add some more flavour, switch off the gas.

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