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Mayawati's Prawn Curry Recipe
How to make Mayawati's Prawn Curry
About Mayawati's Prawn Curry Recipe: Our Travelling Diva, Ritu Dalmia tastes the local cuisine of South Goa. Dissolve in the dizzying taste of the legendary prawn curry prepared by the blessed cook, Mayawati. I
- Total Cook Time 40 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Mayawati's Prawn Curry
- 2-3 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 kg prawns, small
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- 2 onion, sliced
- 3-4 green chili (slit)
- 2 cups water
- to taste salt
- For the spice paste:
- 1 coconut, grated
- 1 onion, sliced
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 8-10 pieces dry kokum
- 10-15 goan dried red chili or any dry red chilli
How to Make Mayawati's Prawn Curry
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Grind all the ingredients for the paste together, sprinkling a bit of water if required.
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Heat the oil in a pan, saute the onions and green chilli till light brown.
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Add the spice paste and stir for 5 minutes on medium heat.
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Then mix in the prawns and coat well with the paste.
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Pour in some water and bring it to a boil.
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Finally add tomatoes and salt, stir it for 2 minutes.
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Cover let it cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
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Serve hot with steamed rice.
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Tip - In case you don't have kokum, just use 2 Tbsp. of tamarind water instead. Although this
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recipe is traditionally for prawn curry it works very well for baby onions and drumsticks.
Recipe Notes
Read about popular prawn recipes that you can try at home.