Prawn malai curry

Srishti Singh
Srishti Singh @cook_14607113
Jharkhand, India

Hello foodies!!!This delicious, mild curry is so easy to make. The words 'malai' means cream, but this curry gets it's creaminess from coconut milk. This is a recipe from Bengal, which is famous for it's seafood. Serve it with steamed basmati rice."

Prawn malai curry

Hello foodies!!!This delicious, mild curry is so easy to make. The words 'malai' means cream, but this curry gets it's creaminess from coconut milk. This is a recipe from Bengal, which is famous for it's seafood. Serve it with steamed basmati rice."

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Ingredients

40 min
  1. 1/4 tspcardamom seeds
  2. 3cloves
  3. 3 (1 inch)Cinnamon sticks
  4. 2 tspoil
  5. 4whole cloves
  6. 3green cardamon pods
  7. 1onion grated
  8. 11/4 tsp ginger paste
  9. 1/4 tspcayenne pepper
  10. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  11. 1/2 cupchopped tomatoes
  12. 1/2 cupwater
  13. 1 cupcoconut milk
  14. 1 poundtiger prawns, peeled and deveined
  15. 1 tspghee (clarified butter) (optional)

Cooking Instructions

40 min
  1. 1

    Prepare the fresh garam masala: in a coffee grinder, grind the cardamom seeds, 3 whole cloves, and 3 cinnamon sticks to a fine powder. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the 4 whole cloves, 4 cardamom pods, and 2 sticks of cinnamons and fry for a few seconds (take care as cloves tend to pop out of the pan). Stir in the grated onion and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook and stir until the liquid dries and the onion no longer smells raw, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger paste and garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

  3. 3

    Stir in the turmeric and cayenne pepper. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in the water, cover the pan, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Pour in the coconut milk and stir well. When the mixture is just below boiling, stir in the prawns. Sprinkle the mixture with almost all of the fresh garam masala powder, reserving a pinch to use as a garnish. Gently stir to combine. Do not cover the pan at this stage, as the coconut milk will curdle

  5. 5

    As soon as the prawns are pink and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes, add the ghee. Remove the pan from the heat. Sprinkle the reserved garam masala over the dish and serve.

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Srishti Singh
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Jharkhand, India
hi i am 21 yrs old,upsc aspirant despite of 8-9 hour of study ,for a break i love to cook different types of food. cooking is my passion ,mainly the indian food.and also feels very delight to share with my friends, and my near and dear ones.
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