February 23, 2011

Prawn Korma


Ingredients:
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Prawns --> 1cup ( i used small shrimps)
Onion --> 1 medium sized
Coconut grated --> 3 Tbsp
Cashew paste --> 2 Tbsp
Green chillies --> 3 nos.
Garlic paste --> 1 tsp
Ginger paste --> 1/2 tsp
Corainder powder --> 1 tsp
Fennel powder --> 1 tsp
Corainder leaves --> to garnish
Salt --> as per taste
Oi l --> 2 tsp

Method :
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  1. Clean the prawns/shrimps and keep it aside.Don't forget to de-vein them.
  2. Grind the grated coconut , cashew paste and green chillies to a fine paste with required quantity of water.
  3. Take a pan /kadai pour oil , add the finely chopped onion and fry them till translucent .Then add the ginger and garlic paste and stir fry till the raw smell is gone.
  4. Add the ground coconut paste,corainder powder and fennel powder  and fry well.
  5. Now add the cleaned and washed prawns or shrimps and salt and fry them for a few minutes. and allow the curry to simmer on medium heat till the prawns are well cooked for about 10 mins.Don't overcook the  prawns,they tend to get rubbbery if they are over cooked.
  6. Once done serve this korma garnished with chopped coriander leaves on top and enjoy it as a side dish along with hot rice palate.

19 comments:

  1. Sharada, happy to visit by ur space, prawns kurma looks delicious, will surely try it, though being allergic to prawns, my family would enjoy them for sure, Thanks for a drop in by my lil space and happy following you too

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  2. delicious recipe...nice n tempting click again dear..:D
    Tasty appetite

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  3. Delicious... never tried prawns and coconuts together.. this sounds great.

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  4. Mouthwatering! I love prawns and this looks totally delicious!!

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  5. hey this is so interesting and again no use of tomatoes,I enjoyed the use of fennel powder.lately I have started to use this a lot in my cooking.The korma has such an appetizing color and I feel like trying some now:)

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  6. this recipe looped me into your blog. i'm a total prawns freak inspite of its high cholesterol content. cashew paste and coconut...wow will be delicious with piping hot rice...

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  7. Delicious prawns kurma,inviting color,makes me drool.

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  8. The color n the texture of the gravy is very nice..must be a treat for shrimp lovers :)


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  9. Slurp, fingerlicking prawn curry..very inviting!

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  10. Looks yumm, lovely prawn korma.

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  11. Lovely prawn korma looks delicious. thanks for visiting my blog. you have nice space .

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  12. looks yum delicious and rich curry:)

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  13. looks so yum

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  14. Wow prawn korma..hmmmm yummy and delicious.

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  15. Korma looks absolutely delicious.

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  16. Looks creamy and delicious!

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