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Westbengal · Breakfast

Prawn Curry

Traditional 35. Prawn Curry recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 400g medium prawns, peeled and deveined
• 3 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 100g coconut milk
• 100g yogurt
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup water
• Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 How to make Prawn Curry

1. Heat oil (2 mins, high): Mustard oil shimmering.
2. Add paste and chilli (1 min, medium): Stir in ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.
3. Add tomato base (2 mins, medium): Optional: add crushed tomatoes, cook until reduced.
4. Add spices and water (1 min, high): Dust turmeric, chilli powder, coriander. Pour water, bring to boil.
5. Add prawns (3 mins, medium): Add prawns, simmer 2-3 mins until they turn pink and cooked through (do not overcook or they become rubbery).
6. Add dairy (2 mins, low): Add yogurt and coconut milk, stir gently. Do not boil or yogurt will curdle. Simmer gently 2 mins for flavors to combine. Add bay leaf.
7. Finish (1 min, low): Check salt, garnish with coriander leaves.

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